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About Bharron Village

Bharron is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 214 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharron Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharron village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 48.14 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 214
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharron compares

By the 2011 count Bharron is the 142nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 48.14 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bharron

Bharron is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharron 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharron from other places

Bharron lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 2.7 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 Bharron
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 4.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km

Villages closest to Bharron

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharron village had a population of 428. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bharron village has 214 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharron has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bharron is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharron covers 48.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharron falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharron is Palampur Himachal, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bharron.

Bharron is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharron is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about 2.7 km away. Palampur is about 4.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khilru (under 2 km), Bindraban (under 2 km) and Kalial Kar (under 2 km).

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

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