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About Bilpar Village

Bilpar is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 100 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilpar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilpar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 123.13 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 100
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bilpar compares

By the 2011 count Bilpar is the 170th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 123.13 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Bilpar

The census records public bus service for Bilpar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilpar from other places

Bilpar lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 1.9 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 Bilpar
Nearest railway station Tripal 1.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km

Villages closest to Bilpar

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 Bilpar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilpar village had a population of 209. That makes it the 170th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Bilpar village has 100 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilpar has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bilpar is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilpar covers 123.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bilpar is Tripal, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bilpar.

Bilpar is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilpar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 1.9 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranka (under 2 km), Gareru (under 2 km) and Gagehr (under 2 km).

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

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