About Bhanori Village

Bhanori is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 303 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanori village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	271.41 hectares
Population	565
Male Population	303
Female Population	262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanori compares

By the 2011 count Bhanori is the 87th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 271.41 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhanori

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

How far is Bhanori from other places

Bhanori lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 7.0 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 Bhanori
Nearest railway station	Kandwal	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	12 km
Nearest town	Mamun	12 km
District headquarters	Kangra	46 km

Villages closest to Bhanori

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.

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Common questions about Bhanori

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanori village had a population of 565. That makes it the 87th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Bhanori village has 303 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanori has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bhanori is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanori covers 271.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhanori is Kandwal, about 7.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanori.

Bhanori is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanori is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 7.0 km away. Nurpur is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.