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About Bhalwal Nichla Village

Bhalwal Nichla is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,101, made up of 524 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalwal Nichla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalwal Nichla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177106
Area (hectares) 177.22 hectares
Population 1,101
Male Population 524
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalwal Nichla compares

By the 2011 count Bhalwal Nichla is the 16th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 177.22 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Bhalwal Nichla

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

Bhalwal Nichla lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 11 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 Bhalwal Nichla
Nearest railway station Paror 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km

Villages closest to Bhalwal Nichla

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 Bhalwal Nichla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalwal Nichla village had a population of 1,101. That makes it the 16th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Bhalwal Nichla village has 524 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalwal Nichla has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bhalwal Nichla is 177106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalwal Nichla covers 177.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhalwal Nichla is Paror, about 11 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 Bhalwal Nichla.

Bhalwal Nichla is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalwal Nichla is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalwal Uparla (under 2 km), R F Bhalwal (under 2 km) and Dhaunta (under 2 km).

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

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