About Bhont Village

Bhont is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 164 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhont Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhont village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	375.58 hectares
Population	346
Male Population	164
Female Population	182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,110
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhont compares

By the 2011 count Bhont is the 44th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 375.58 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Bhont

Bhont is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhont as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhont from other places

Bhont lies about 24 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Bhont
Tehsil headquarters	Sihunta	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	21 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km
District headquarters	Chamba	24 km

Villages closest to Bhont

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.

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Common questions about Bhont

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhont village had a population of 346. That makes it the 44th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Bhont village has 164 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhont has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

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

Bhont covers 375.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhont is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhont.

Bhont is about 24 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhont is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 4.0 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 21 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.