Skip to main content

About Bharlar Village

Bharlar is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 188 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharlar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharlar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 175.08 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 188
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharlar compares

By the 2011 count Bharlar is the 158th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 175.08 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Bharlar

Bharlar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharlar 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 Bharlar from other places

Bharlar lies about 51 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 7.1 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 Bharlar
Nearest railway station Kandrori 7.1 km
Nearest town Mamun 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 51 km

Villages closest to Bharlar

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 Bharlar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharlar village had a population of 351. That makes it the 158th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Bharlar village has 188 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharlar has about 867 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 Bharlar is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharlar covers 175.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bharlar is Kandrori, about 7.1 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 Bharlar.

Bharlar is about 51 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharlar is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 7.1 km away. Mamun is about 8.8 km away. Nurpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajwan (under 2 km), Chaloh (under 2 km) and Randoh (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.