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About Belu Dhank Village

Belu Dhank is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 164 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belu Dhank Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belu Dhank village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 679.83 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 164
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 799
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belu Dhank compares

By the 2011 count Belu Dhank is the 93rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 679.83 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Belu Dhank

Belu Dhank is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belu Dhank as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Belu Dhank from other places

Belu Dhank lies about 58 km from Mandi. 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 Belu Dhank
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 13 km
Nearest town Shimla 25 km
District headquarters Mandi 58 km

Villages closest to Belu Dhank

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karsog 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 Belu Dhank

As per the Census of India 2011, Belu Dhank village had a population of 295. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Belu Dhank village has 164 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belu Dhank has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Belu Dhank is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belu Dhank covers 679.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Belu Dhank falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

Belu Dhank is about 58 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belu Dhank is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Mandi is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurna (under 2 km), Baral (1.8 km) and Bagail (2.0 km).

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

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