About Bhalad Village

Bhalad is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 262 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalad village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176021
Area (hectares)	252.64 hectares
Population	516
Male Population	262
Female Population	254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhalad compares

By the 2011 count Bhalad is the 65th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 252.64 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bhalad

Bhalad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalad 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalad from other places

Bhalad lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 4.4 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 Bhalad
Nearest railway station	Bharmar	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	6.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	28 km
Nearest town	Mamun	29 km

Villages closest to Bhalad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalad village had a population of 516. That makes it the 65th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Bhalad village has 262 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalad has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bhalad is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalad covers 252.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalad falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalad is Bharmar, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhalad.

Bhalad is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalad is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 4.4 km away. Jawali is about 6.1 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.