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About Bhiora Village

Bhiora is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 103 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhiora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhiora village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 118.71 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 103
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhiora compares

By the 2011 count Bhiora is the 65th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 118.71 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Bhiora

Bhiora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhiora 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 Bhiora from other places

Bhiora lies about 31 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 21 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 Bhiora
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 6.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 21 km
District headquarters Chamba 31 km

Villages closest to Bhiora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhiora village had a population of 198. That makes it the 65th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Bhiora village has 103 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhiora has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Bhiora is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhiora covers 118.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhiora falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhiora is Jawanwala Shahr, about 21 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 Bhiora.

Bhiora is about 31 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhiora is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 6.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathla (under 2 km), Balli (2.0 km) and Gorat Bangotu (2.4 km).

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

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