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About Brahan Village

Brahan is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15. The village covers 292.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 292.12 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 15
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 Brahan compares

By the 2011 count Brahan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 292.12 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Brahan

Brahan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Brahan 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 Brahan from other places

Brahan lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 Brahan
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 20 km
District headquarters Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 57 km

Villages closest to Brahan

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.

Common questions about Brahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Brahan village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

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

Brahan covers 292.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Brahan is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 Brahan.

Brahan is about 20 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brahan is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Shinga (2.2 km), Shinga (2.2 km) and Jalaut (2.5 km).

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

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