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About Bhiyal Village

Bhiyal is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 74 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhiyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhiyal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 23.2 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 74
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhiyal compares

By the 2011 count Bhiyal is the 182nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 23.2 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Bhiyal

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

Bhiyal lies about 54 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Nandpur Bhatauli, about under 2 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 Bhiyal
Nearest railway station Nandpur Bhatauli under 2 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 34 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 54 km

Villages closest to Bhiyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhiyal village had a population of 143. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Bhiyal village has 74 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhiyal has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Bhiyal is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhiyal covers 23.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhiyal falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhiyal is Nandpur Bhatauli, about under 2 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 Bhiyal.

Bhiyal is about 54 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhiyal is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nandpur Bhatauli is about under 2 km away. Talwāra is about 22 km away. Nadaun 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 Darbhial (under 2 km), Guriali (4.1 km) and Basaral (6.2 km).

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

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