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About Brelingi Village

Brelingi is a mid sized village in Kalpa tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 378 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brelingi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brelingi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Kalpa
Pincode 172107
Area (hectares) 34.32 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 378
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Brelingi compares

By the 2011 count Brelingi is the 9th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 34.32 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Brelingi

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

How far is Brelingi from other places

Brelingi lies about 5.3 km from Kinnaur. 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 Brelingi
Tehsil headquarters Kalpa under 2 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 5.3 km
Nearest town Shimla 115 km

Villages closest to Brelingi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Brelingi village had a population of 719. That makes it the 9th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Brelingi village has 378 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brelingi has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Brelingi is 172107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brelingi covers 34.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Brelingi falls under Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Brelingi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Brelingi is about 5.3 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brelingi is in Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district. Kalpa is about under 2 km away. Kinnaur is about 5.3 km away. Shimla is about 115 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothi (under 2 km), Reckong Peo (under 2 km) and Khwangi (under 2 km).

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

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