About Bilrakh Village

Bilrakh is a large village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,140, made up of 1,176 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilrakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilrakh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Rath
Pincode	210431
Area (hectares)	419 hectares
Population	2,140
Male Population	1,176
Female Population	964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	820
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilrakh compares

By the 2011 count Bilrakh is the 26th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Bilrakh

Bilrakh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bilrakh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bilrakh from other places

Bilrakh lies about 33 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 12 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 Bilrakh
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rath	33 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	33 km

Villages closest to Bilrakh

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

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Common questions about Bilrakh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilrakh village had a population of 2,140. That makes it the 26th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Bilrakh village has 1,176 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilrakh has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Bilrakh is 210431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilrakh covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilrakh falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bilrakh is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bilrakh.

Bilrakh is about 33 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilrakh is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 30 km away. Rath is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.