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About Bheri Village

Bheri is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 125 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176085, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bheri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176085
Area (hectares) 28.61 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 125
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,168
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bheri compares

By the 2011 count Bheri is the 230th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 28.61 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bheri

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

Bheri lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 4.6 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 Bheri
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km

Villages closest to Bheri

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 Bheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bheri village had a population of 271. That makes it the 230th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bheri village has 125 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bheri has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bheri is 176085. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bheri covers 28.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bheri is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 4.6 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 Bheri.

Bheri is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bheri is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 4.6 km away. Palampur is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kural (under 2 km), Bharmat Uparli (under 2 km) and Nanaun Khas (under 2 km).

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

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