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About Bhurtiyal Village

Bhurtiyal is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 29 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,621 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhurtiyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhurtiyal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176403
Area (hectares) 95.06 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 29
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,621
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhurtiyal compares

By the 2011 count Bhurtiyal is the 164th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 95.06 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1006.

Getting to Bhurtiyal

Bhurtiyal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhurtiyal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhurtiyal from other places

Bhurtiyal lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Bhurtiyal
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 26 km

Villages closest to Bhurtiyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhurtiyal village had a population of 76. That makes it the 164th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Bhurtiyal village has 29 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhurtiyal has about 1621 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bhurtiyal is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhurtiyal covers 95.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhurtiyal falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhurtiyal is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhurtiyal.

Bhurtiyal is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhurtiyal is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Kangra 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 Gagnala (under 2 km), Jhalal (under 2 km) and Kulalla (under 2 km).

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

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