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About Bhalwani Village

Bhalwani is a mid sized village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 636 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalwani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176048
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 1,311
Male Population 636
Female Population 675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalwani compares

By the 2011 count Bhalwani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Bhalwani

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

Bhalwani lies about 34 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 43 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 Bhalwani
Nearest town Sundarnagar 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 23 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 34 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 43 km

Villages closest to Bhalwani

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.

Common questions about Bhalwani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalwani village had a population of 1,311. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Bhalwani village has 636 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalwani has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Bhalwani is 176048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalwani covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhalwani is Buffer Stop, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Bhalwani.

Bhalwani 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.

Bhalwani is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 8.6 km away. Bhoranj is about 23 km away. Hamirpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotlu (under 2 km), Bhanera (2.9 km) and Balet (2.9 km).

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

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