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About Bhorana Village

Bhorana is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 28 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhorana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhorana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 74.3 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 28
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Bhorana compares

By the 2011 count Bhorana is the 133rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 74.3 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bhorana

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

Bhorana lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Bhorana
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km

Villages closest to Bhorana

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 Bhorana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhorana village had a population of 58. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Bhorana village has 28 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhorana has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Bhorana covers 74.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhorana is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Bhorana.

Bhorana 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.

Bhorana is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dranga (3.6 km), Drub Khal (4.1 km) and Kalaid Khas (4.9 km).

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

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