About Bhandrehar Village

Bhandrehar is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 141 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandrehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandrehar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawalamukhi
Pincode	176031
Area (hectares)	87.3 hectares
Population	286
Male Population	141
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandrehar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandrehar is the 51st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 87.3 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1107.

Getting to Bhandrehar

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

Bhandrehar lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Bhandrehar
Tehsil headquarters	Jawalamukhi	11 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	29 km
District headquarters	Kangra	36 km
Nearest town	Nangal	44 km

Villages closest to Bhandrehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandrehar village had a population of 286. That makes it the 51st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Bhandrehar village has 141 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandrehar has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Bhandrehar is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandrehar covers 87.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandrehar falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhandrehar is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Bhandrehar.

Bhandrehar is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandrehar is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 11 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.