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About Biara Village

Biara is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 597 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 139.43 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 597
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Biara compares

By the 2011 count Biara is the 21st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 139.43 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Biara

Biara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Biara 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biara from other places

Biara lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Majheran Himachal, about 2.5 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 Biara
Nearest railway station Majheran Himachal 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 8.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Biara

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 Biara

As per the Census of India 2011, Biara village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 21st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Biara village has 597 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biara has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Biara is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biara covers 139.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Biara is Majheran Himachal, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Biara.

Biara is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biara is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about 2.5 km away. Palampur is about 8.7 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andreta (under 2 km), Chakban Andreta (under 2 km) and Bhuana (1.5 km).

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

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