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About Bhanuh Village

Bhanuh is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 57 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanuh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanuh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176096
Area (hectares) 77.1 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 57
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bhanuh compares

By the 2011 count Bhanuh is the 57th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 77.1 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Bhanuh

Bhanuh 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 Bhanuh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanuh from other places

Bhanuh lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 9.4 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 Bhanuh
Nearest railway station Tripal 9.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Thural 23 km
Nearest town Talwāra 31 km

Villages closest to Bhanuh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanuh village had a population of 127. That makes it the 57th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Bhanuh village has 57 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanuh has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Bhanuh is 176096. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanuh covers 77.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhanuh falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanuh is Tripal, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhanuh.

Bhanuh is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanuh is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 9.4 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Thural is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sapruhal (7.5 km), Ban Bachchhwai (9.8 km) and Batahan (10 km).

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

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