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About Bhalowa Village

Bhalowa is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 12 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalowa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 43.82 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 12
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhalowa compares

By the 2011 count Bhalowa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 43.82 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bhalowa

The census records public bus service for Bhalowa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalowa from other places

Bhalowa lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 2.9 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 Bhalowa
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 2.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Talwāra 28 km

Villages closest to Bhalowa

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.

Common questions about Bhalowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalowa village had a population of 26. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Bhalowa village has 12 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalowa has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bhalowa is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalowa covers 43.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhalowa is Jawanwala Shahr, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhalowa.

Bhalowa is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalowa is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 2.1 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 2.9 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talian (under 2 km), Jhirar (under 2 km) and Muriana (under 2 km).

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

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