About Bhanera Village

Bhanera is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 304 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	132.12 hectares
Population	551
Male Population	304
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	812
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanera compares

By the 2011 count Bhanera is the 28th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 132.12 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bhanera

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

Bhanera lies about 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 31 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 Bhanera
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	4.5 km
Nearest town	Shimla	30 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	31 km
District headquarters	Mandi	48 km

Villages closest to Bhanera

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.

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Common questions about Bhanera

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanera village had a population of 551. That makes it the 28th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Bhanera village has 304 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanera has about 812 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 Bhanera is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanera covers 132.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanera falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanera is Summer Hill, about 31 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 Bhanera.

Bhanera is about 48 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanera is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 4.5 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Summer Hill is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.