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About Bhial Village

Bhial is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 83 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhial village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176033
Area (hectares) 16.08 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 83
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhial compares

By the 2011 count Bhial is the 185th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 16.08 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Bhial

Bhial is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhial 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhial from other places

Bhial lies about 17 km from Kangra, 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 Bhial
Nearest railway station Nandpur Bhatauli under 2 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 18 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km

Villages closest to Bhial

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 Bhial

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhial village had a population of 178. That makes it the 185th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Bhial village has 83 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhial has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bhial is 176033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhial covers 16.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhial is Nandpur Bhatauli, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhial.

Bhial 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.

Bhial is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Nandpur Bhatauli is about under 2 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ludret (1.5 km), Nandpur (1.8 km) and Jalakh (3.2 km).

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

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