About Bhinga Village

Bhinga is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 166 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhinga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhinga village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176320
Area (hectares)	65.51 hectares
Population	326
Male Population	166
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhinga compares

By the 2011 count Bhinga is the 63rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 65.51 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bhinga

Bhinga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhinga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bhinga from other places

Bhinga lies about 16 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 Bhinga
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	16 km
District headquarters	Chamba	16 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	45 km

Villages closest to Bhinga

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

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Common questions about Bhinga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhinga village had a population of 326. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Bhinga village has 166 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhinga has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bhinga is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhinga covers 65.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhinga falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhinga is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhinga.

Bhinga is about 16 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhinga is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.