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About Bharath Village

Bharath is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 147 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharath village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 87.59 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 147
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharath compares

By the 2011 count Bharath is the 23rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 87.59 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Bharath

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

Bharath lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 5.9 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 Bharath
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km

Villages closest to Bharath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharath village had a population of 294. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Bharath village has 147 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharath has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Bharath is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharath covers 87.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharath falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharath is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 5.9 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 Bharath.

Bharath is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharath is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 5.9 km away. Dhira is about 18 km away. Kangra 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 Ghanun (under 2 km), Thalehr (under 2 km) and Dhalehra (under 2 km).

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

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