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About Bachhun Village

Bachhun is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 32 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachhun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 21.99 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 32
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bachhun compares

By the 2011 count Bachhun is the 128th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 21.99 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bachhun

The census records public bus service for Bachhun 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bachhun from other places

Bachhun lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 5.7 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 Bachhun
Nearest railway station Samloti 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 7.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Bachhun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Bachhun

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachhun village had a population of 70. That makes it the 128th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Bachhun village has 32 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachhun has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bachhun is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachhun covers 21.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachhun falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bachhun is Samloti, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bachhun.

Bachhun is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachhun is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 5.7 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 7.1 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harru (under 2 km), Mariari (under 2 km) and Matriari (under 2 km).

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

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