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About Buhli Bhadwal Village

Buhli Bhadwal is a small village in Kangra tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 134 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buhli Bhadwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buhli Bhadwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Kangra
Pincode 176214
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 134
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buhli Bhadwal compares

By the 2011 count Buhli Bhadwal is the 102nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Buhli Bhadwal

Buhli Bhadwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Buhli Bhadwal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Buhli Bhadwal from other places

Buhli Bhadwal lies about 7.3 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 5.6 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 Buhli Bhadwal
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kangra 7.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 8.5 km

Villages closest to Buhli Bhadwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kangra 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 Buhli Bhadwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Buhli Bhadwal village had a population of 269. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Buhli Bhadwal village has 134 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buhli Bhadwal has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Buhli Bhadwal is 176214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buhli Bhadwal covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buhli Bhadwal falls under Kangra tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Buhli Bhadwal is Kangra Mandir, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Buhli Bhadwal.

Buhli Bhadwal is about 7.3 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buhli Bhadwal is in Kangra tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 5.6 km away. Kangra is about 7.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khopa (under 2 km), Ghundi (under 2 km) and Mataur (under 2 km).

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

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