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About Bhalara Village

Bhalara is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 113 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 62.85 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 113
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalara compares

By the 2011 count Bhalara is the 42nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 62.85 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bhalara

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

Bhalara lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Bhalara
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 19 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Bhalara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalara village had a population of 232. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Bhalara village has 113 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalara has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Bhalara is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalara covers 62.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalara falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalara is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Bhalara.

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

Bhalara is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Bhadrota is about 19 km away. Mandi 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 Balh Lalihan (under 2 km), Chhimbe Ra Balh (under 2 km) and D P F Kaldoo (under 2 km).

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

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