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About Bhalelu Village

Bhalelu is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 16 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,688 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalelu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalelu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 20.96 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 16
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,688
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalelu compares

By the 2011 count Bhalelu is the 192nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 20.96 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Bhalelu

Bhalelu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalelu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bhalelu from other places

Bhalelu lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 11 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 Bhalelu
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Paror 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km

Villages closest to Bhalelu

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 Bhalelu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalelu village had a population of 43. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Bhalelu village has 16 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalelu has about 1688 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Bhalelu is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalelu covers 20.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalelu falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalelu is Paror, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Bhalelu.

Bhalelu is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalelu is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 9.7 km away. Paror is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagi (4.0 km), Bhadorkar (4.1 km) and Pharera (4.3 km).

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

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