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About Bihun Village

Bihun is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 163 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 163
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bihun compares

By the 2011 count Bihun is the 100th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bihun

Bihun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bihun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bihun from other places

Bihun lies about 30 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 65 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bihun
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 30 km
District headquarters Chamba 30 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 65 km

Villages closest to Bihun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bihun

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihun village had a population of 355. That makes it the 100th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Bihun village has 163 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihun has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Bihun is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bihun covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bihun falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bihun is Nurpur Road, about 65 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bihun.

Bihun is about 30 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihun is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 30 km away. Chamba is about 30 km away. Nurpur Road is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulthot (under 2 km), Dhabbi (1.8 km) and Hiar (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bihun today is likely to be higher.

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