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About Bhalar Kalan Village

Bhalar Kalan is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 28 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalar Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176055
Area (hectares) 52.11 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 28
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Bhalar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bhalar Kalan is the 180th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 52.11 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1070.

Getting to Bhalar Kalan

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

Bhalar Kalan lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 Bhalar Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 29 km

Villages closest to Bhalar Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 Bhalar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalar Kalan village had a population of 55. That makes it the 180th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Bhalar Kalan village has 28 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalar Kalan has about 964 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 1070.

The pincode recorded for Bhalar Kalan is 176055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalar Kalan covers 52.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalar Kalan falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalar Kalan is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 Bhalar Kalan.

Bhalar Kalan is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalar Kalan is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 5.6 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalar Khurd (under 2 km), Lohar Kar (under 2 km) and Loharkar (under 2 km).

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

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