About Bharnal Village

Bharnal is a mid sized village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 334 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharnal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Baldwara
Pincode	175004
Area (hectares)	112.85 hectares
Population	656
Male Population	334
Female Population	322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharnal compares

By the 2011 count Bharnal is the 11th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 112.85 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Bharnal

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

How far is Bharnal from other places

Bharnal lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 40 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 Bharnal
Tehsil headquarters	Baldwara	5.1 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	14 km
District headquarters	Mandi	19 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	40 km

Villages closest to Bharnal

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

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Common questions about Bharnal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharnal village had a population of 656. That makes it the 11th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Bharnal village has 334 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharnal has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Bharnal is 175004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharnal covers 112.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharnal falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharnal is Olinda, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

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

Bharnal is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 5.1 km away. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.