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About Bher Village

Bher is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 9 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bher village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 48.2 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 9
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bher compares

By the 2011 count Bher is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 48.2 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1091.

Getting to Bher

Bher is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bher as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bher from other places

Bher lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 20 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 Bher
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 24 km

Villages closest to Bher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bher village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Bher village has 9 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bher has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Bher is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bher covers 48.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bher falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bher is Kangra Mandir, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bher.

Bher is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bher is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatehr (1.7 km), Rangehr (5.4 km) and Kanol (6.8 km).

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

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