About Bhurnala Village

Bhurnala is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 91 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurnala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurnala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176021
Area (hectares)	123.45 hectares
Population	169
Male Population	91
Female Population	78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurnala compares

By the 2011 count Bhurnala is the 143rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 123.45 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bhurnala

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

Bhurnala lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 8.7 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 Bhurnala
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	9.4 km
District headquarters	Kangra	27 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km

Villages closest to Bhurnala

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 Bhurnala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurnala village had a population of 169. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Bhurnala village has 91 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurnala has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Bhurnala covers 123.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhurnala is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 8.7 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 Bhurnala.

Bhurnala is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurnala is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 8.7 km away. Jawali is about 9.4 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.