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About Bihali Village

Bihali is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 202 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 111.69 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 202
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bihali compares

By the 2011 count Bihali is the 39th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 111.69 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bihali

Bihali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bihali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bihali from other places

Bihali lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 60 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 Bihali
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 26 km
District headquarters Chamba 26 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 60 km

Villages closest to Bihali

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 Bihali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihali village had a population of 413. That makes it the 39th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Bihali village has 202 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihali has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Bihali covers 111.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bihali is Nurpur Road, about 60 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 village for Bihali.

Bihali is about 26 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihali is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 26 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Nurpur Road is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Billa (under 2 km), Shaini (1.6 km) and Nachnoti (1.8 km).

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

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