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About Bhalun Village

Bhalun is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 221 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 73.15 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 221
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Bhalun compares

By the 2011 count Bhalun is the 85th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 73.15 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bhalun

The census records public bus service for Bhalun 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 Bhalun from other places

Bhalun lies about 45 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 1.8 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 Bhalun
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 1.8 km
Nearest town Mamun 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 45 km

Villages closest to Bhalun

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 Bhalun

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalun village had a population of 442. That makes it the 85th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Bhalun village has 221 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalun has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Bhalun covers 73.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhalun is Nurpur Road, about 1.8 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 Bhalun.

Bhalun is about 45 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalun is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 1.8 km away. Mamun is about 15 km away. Jawali 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 Maira (5.0 km), Panola (6.7 km) and Ban Tungli (8.3 km).

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

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