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About Bhamnehr Village

Bhamnehr is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 104 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhamnehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamnehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 34.36 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 104
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhamnehr compares

By the 2011 count Bhamnehr is the 90th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 34.36 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bhamnehr

Bhamnehr is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhamnehr 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhamnehr from other places

Bhamnehr lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 1.5 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 Bhamnehr
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 4.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km

Villages closest to Bhamnehr

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 Bhamnehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamnehr village had a population of 220. That makes it the 90th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Bhamnehr village has 104 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamnehr has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Bhamnehr covers 34.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhamnehr is Chamunda Marg, about 1.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhamnehr.

Bhamnehr is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhamnehr is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 1.5 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 4.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakrehr (under 2 km), Majhetli Buhli (under 2 km) and Dharmgiri (under 2 km).

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

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