About Bhandrela Village

Bhandrela is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 87 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandrela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandrela village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Harchakian
Pincode	176210
Area (hectares)	113.52 hectares
Population	174
Male Population	87
Female Population	87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandrela compares

By the 2011 count Bhandrela is the 35th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 113.52 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Bhandrela

Bhandrela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandrela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhandrela from other places

Bhandrela lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 9.3 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 Bhandrela
Nearest railway station	Meghrajpura	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harchakian	11 km
District headquarters	Kangra	11 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	19 km

Villages closest to Bhandrela

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 Bhandrela

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandrela village had a population of 174. That makes it the 35th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Bhandrela village has 87 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandrela has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Bhandrela is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandrela covers 113.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhandrela is Meghrajpura, about 9.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhandrela.

Bhandrela is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandrela is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 9.3 km away. Harchakian is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.