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About Bihand Village

Bihand is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 67 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihand village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 122.27 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 67
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
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 Bihand compares

By the 2011 count Bihand is the 134th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 122.27 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1006.

Getting to Bihand

Bihand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bihand 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 Bihand from other places

Bihand lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Guler, about 16 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 Bihand
Nearest railway station Guler 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Talwāra 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 34 km

Villages closest to Bihand

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 Bihand

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihand village had a population of 124. That makes it the 134th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Bihand village has 67 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihand has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bihand is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bihand covers 122.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bihand is Guler, about 16 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 Bihand.

Bihand 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.

Bihand is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Guler is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Talwāra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatral (11 km), Batahra (13 km) and Samlata Khas (14 km).

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

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