About Bharal Village

Bharal is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 180 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176022
Area (hectares)	57.58 hectares
Population	359
Male Population	180
Female Population	179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharal compares

By the 2011 count Bharal is the 155th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 57.58 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bharal

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

Bharal lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 2.9 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 Bharal
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	1.5 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	2.9 km
Nearest town	Mamun	16 km
District headquarters	Kangra	44 km

Villages closest to Bharal

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 Bharal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharal village had a population of 359. That makes it the 155th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Bharal village has 180 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharal has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bharal is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharal covers 57.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bharal is Nurpur Road, about 2.9 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 Bharal.

Bharal 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.

Bharal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 1.5 km away. Nurpur Road is about 2.9 km away. Mamun is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.