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About Buhal Village

Buhal is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 93 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buhal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 70.18 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 93
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Buhal compares

By the 2011 count Buhal is the 108th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 70.18 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Buhal

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

Buhal lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Buhal
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Buhal

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 Buhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Buhal village had a population of 173. That makes it the 108th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Buhal village has 93 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buhal has about 860 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 Buhal is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buhal covers 70.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Buhal is Balle Da Pir Larth, about under 2 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 Buhal.

Buhal is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buhal is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about under 2 km away. Fatehpur is about 12 km away. Mamun 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 Baroh Jhikla (2.0 km), Dakiara (3.5 km) and Thalara (5.7 km).

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

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