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About Bhalun Village

Bhalun is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,257, made up of 658 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 334.9 hectares
Population 1,257
Male Population 658
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Bhalun compares

By the 2011 count Bhalun is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 334.9 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Bhalun

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

Bhalun lies about 45 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 1.8 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 Bhalun
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 3.1 km
Nearest town Mamun 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 45 km

Villages closest to Bhalun

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 Bhalun

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalun village had a population of 1,257. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Bhalun village has 658 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalun has about 910 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 Bhalun is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalun covers 334.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhalun is Nurpur Road, about 1.8 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 Bhalun.

Bhalun is about 45 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalun is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 1.8 km away. Nurpur is about 3.1 km away. Mamun is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basa Samletian (under 2 km), Jatoli (1.5 km) and Baral (1.6 km).

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

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