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About Bhaleta Village

Bhaleta is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 464 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaleta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaleta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176201
Area (hectares) 179.04 hectares
Population 885
Male Population 464
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Bhaleta compares

By the 2011 count Bhaleta is the 42nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 179.04 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhaleta

The census records public bus service for Bhaleta 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 Bhaleta from other places

Bhaleta lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 2.6 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 Bhaleta
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 6.3 km
Nearest town Mamun 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 44 km

Villages closest to Bhaleta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Bhaleta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaleta village had a population of 885. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Bhaleta village has 464 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaleta has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bhaleta is 176201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaleta covers 179.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaleta falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhaleta is Nurpur Road, about 2.6 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 Bhaleta.

Bhaleta is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaleta is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 2.6 km away. Nurpur is about 6.3 km away. Mamun 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 Kathal (under 2 km), Giora (under 2 km) and Mungtial (under 2 km).

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

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