About Bharhun Village

Bharhun is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 269 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharhun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode	176056
Area (hectares)	43.74 hectares
Population	527
Male Population	269
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharhun compares

By the 2011 count Bharhun is the 45th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 43.74 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bharhun

Bharhun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharhun 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharhun from other places

Bharhun lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 17 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 Bharhun
Nearest railway station	Tripal	17 km
District headquarters	Kangra	27 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagrota Bagwan	32 km

Villages closest to Bharhun

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.

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Common questions about Bharhun

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharhun village had a population of 527. That makes it the 45th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Bharhun village has 269 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharhun has about 959 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 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bharhun is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharhun covers 43.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bharhun is Tripal, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bharhun.

Bharhun is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharhun is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Talwāra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.