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About Bharyan Village

Bharyan is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 10 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharyan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176040
Area (hectares) 27.39 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 10
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,600
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharyan compares

By the 2011 count Bharyan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 27.39 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 1186.

Getting to Bharyan

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

Bharyan lies about 39 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 40 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 Bharyan
Nearest town Sundarnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 28 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 39 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 40 km

Villages closest to Bharyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharyan village had a population of 26. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Bharyan village has 10 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharyan has about 1600 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Bharyan is 176040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharyan covers 27.39 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.

Bharyan falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharyan is Kiratpur Sahib, about 40 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 Bharyan.

Bharyan is about 39 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharyan is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Dhatwal is about 28 km away. Hamirpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhahal Arjun (under 2 km), Bhailu (under 2 km) and Bhanwanee (under 2 km).

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

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