About Bhalwan Village

Bhalwan is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 31 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,258 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Harchakian
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	23.11 hectares
Population	70
Male Population	31
Female Population	39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,258
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhalwan is the 49th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 23.11 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Bhalwan

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

Bhalwan lies about 2.4 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 1.6 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 Bhalwan
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harchakian	2.4 km
District headquarters	Kangra	2.4 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	13 km

Villages closest to Bhalwan

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

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Common questions about Bhalwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalwan village had a population of 70. That makes it the 49th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Bhalwan village has 31 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalwan has about 1258 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Bhalwan is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalwan covers 23.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalwan falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalwan is Kangra Mandir, about 1.6 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 Bhalwan.

Bhalwan is about 2.4 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalwan is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 1.6 km away. Harchakian is about 2.4 km away. Kangra is about 2.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.