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About Bhol Village

Bhol is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 166 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 47.46 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 166
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhol compares

By the 2011 count Bhol is the 98th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 47.46 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bhol

Bhol is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhol 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhol from other places

Bhol lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about under 2 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 Bhol
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 1.9 km
Nearest town Talwāra 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Bhol

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 Bhol

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhol village had a population of 359. That makes it the 98th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Bhol village has 166 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhol has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Bhol covers 47.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhol is Jawanwala Shahr, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhol.

Bhol is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhol is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about under 2 km away. Jawali is about 1.9 km away. Talwāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhol Khas (under 2 km), Makrahan (under 2 km) and Bhanai (under 2 km).

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

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