About Bhakera Village

Bhakera is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 76 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	176045
Area (hectares)	39.7 hectares
Population	169
Male Population	76
Female Population	93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,224
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakera compares

By the 2011 count Bhakera is the 175th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 39.7 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Bhakera

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

Bhakera lies about 34 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 5.0 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 Bhakera
Nearest railway station	Olinda	5.0 km
Nearest town	Nangal	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	34 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	34 km

Villages closest to Bhakera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakera village had a population of 169. That makes it the 175th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Bhakera village has 76 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakera has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Bhakera is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakera covers 39.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhakera falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhakera is Olinda, about 5.0 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 village for Bhakera.

Bhakera is about 34 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakera is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Olinda is about 5.0 km away. Nangal is about 7.1 km away. Bhoranj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.