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About Bhalyandra Village

Bhalyandra is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 242 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalyandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalyandra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 124.15 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 242
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalyandra compares

By the 2011 count Bhalyandra is the 63rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 124.15 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1112.

Getting to Bhalyandra

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

Bhalyandra 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 Bhalyandra
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Bhalyandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalyandra village had a population of 482. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Bhalyandra village has 242 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalyandra has about 992 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 1112.

The pincode recorded for Bhalyandra is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalyandra covers 124.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalyandra falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalyandra 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 Bhalyandra.

Bhalyandra 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.

Bhalyandra is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 15 km away. Buffer Stop is about 16 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 Aall (under 2 km), Balh (under 2 km) and D P F Jalpa (under 2 km).

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

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