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About Bharel Village

Bharel is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 44 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 50.53 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 44
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Bharel compares

By the 2011 count Bharel is the 157th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 50.53 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bharel

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

Bharel lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 20 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 Bharel
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 29 km

Villages closest to Bharel

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 Bharel

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharel village had a population of 86. That makes it the 157th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Bharel village has 44 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharel has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bharel is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharel covers 50.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bharel is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 20 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 Bharel.

Bharel is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharel is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 20 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela Ladyarchan (under 2 km), Bhurtiyal (3.8 km) and Gagnala (3.8 km).

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

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