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About Bhanera Village

Bhanera is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 10 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176045
Area (hectares) 9.86 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 10
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanera compares

By the 2011 count Bhanera is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 9.86 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1213.

Getting to Bhanera

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

Bhanera lies about 37 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 44 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 Bhanera
Nearest town Sundarnagar 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 26 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 37 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 44 km

Villages closest to Bhanera

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 Bhanera

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanera village had a population of 19. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Bhanera village has 10 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanera has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1213.

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

Bhanera covers 9.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhanera is Buffer Stop, about 44 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 Bhanera.

Bhanera is about 37 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanera is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 8.0 km away. Bhoranj is about 26 km away. Hamirpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasal (2.3 km), Bhurdwan (2.3 km) and Kotlu (2.5 km).

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

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