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About Bharkhri Village

Bharkhri is a large village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,234, made up of 1,201 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.69 hectares hectares.

Bharkhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharkhri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Area (hectares) 696.69 hectares
Population 2,234
Male Population 1,201
Female Population 1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bharkhri compares

By the 2011 count Bharkhri is the 54th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 696.69 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Bharkhri

The census records public bus service for Bharkhri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharkhri from other places

Bharkhri lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Bharkhri
Tehsil headquarters Maudaha 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Bharkhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharkhri village had a population of 2,234. That makes it the 54th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Bharkhri village has 1,201 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharkhri has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 859.

Bharkhri covers 696.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharkhri falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharkhri is Amb Andaura, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bharkhri.

Bharkhri is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharkhri is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Maudaha is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaimokhar (under 2 km), Pahari Bhitari (under 2 km) and Rohari (under 2 km).

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

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