About Bhel Village

Bhel is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 92 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhel village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Dhatwal
Pincode	176042
Area (hectares)	90.04 hectares
Population	178
Male Population	92
Female Population	86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhel compares

By the 2011 count Bhel is the 71st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 90.04 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1186.

Getting to Bhel

Bhel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhel 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhahal Arjun, Bhailu, Bhanwanee and Bharyan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhel

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhel village had a population of 178. That makes it the 71st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Bhel village has 92 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhel has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Bhel is 176042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhel covers 90.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Bhel notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhel.

Bhel is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.