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About Bharara Village

Bharara is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 99 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176304
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 99
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharara compares

By the 2011 count Bharara is the 64th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Bharara

Bharara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharara as Available within <5 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 Bharara from other places

Bharara lies about 7.7 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Bharara
District headquarters Chamba 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 12 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Bharara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalhousie 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 Bharara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharara village had a population of 200. That makes it the 64th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Bharara village has 99 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharara has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bharara is 176304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharara covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharara falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharara is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharara.

Bharara is about 7.7 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharara is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 7.7 km away. Dalhousie is about 12 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balera Jangal (2.6 km), Catchment Ala (2.6 km) and Chaltuhni (2.6 km).

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

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