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About Bhallar Village

Bhallar is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 27 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhallar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhallar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 32.42 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 27
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhallar compares

By the 2011 count Bhallar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 32.42 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1082.

Getting to Bhallar

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

Bhallar lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 Bhallar
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 29 km

Villages closest to Bhallar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Bhallar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhallar village had a population of 52. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Bhallar village has 27 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhallar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bhallar is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhallar covers 32.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhallar falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhallar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 Bhallar.

Bhallar is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhallar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 14 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanol (3.7 km), Dhar (4.7 km) and Gumbar (4.7 km).

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

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