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About Bhalar Khurd Village

Bhalar Khurd is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 70 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalar Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalar Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176055
Area (hectares) 65.99 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 70
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Bhalar Khurd is the 100th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 65.99 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Bhalar Khurd

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

Bhalar Khurd 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 Khurd
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 Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalar Khurd village had a population of 148. That makes it the 100th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Bhalar Khurd village has 70 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalar Khurd has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Bhalar Khurd covers 65.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhalar Khurd 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 Khurd.

Bhalar Khurd 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 Khurd 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 Kalan (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 Khurd today is likely to be higher.

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