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About Biru Village

Biru is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 116 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 30.57 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 116
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biru compares

By the 2011 count Biru is the 37th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 30.57 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Biru

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

Biru lies about 42 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 2.9 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 Biru
Nearest railway station Ahju 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 42 km

Villages closest to Biru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Biru

As per the Census of India 2011, Biru village had a population of 236. That makes it the 37th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Biru village has 116 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biru has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Biru is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biru covers 30.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Biru falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Biru is Ahju, about 2.9 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 Biru.

Biru is about 42 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biru is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Ahju is about 2.9 km away. Lad Bharol is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarind (4.4 km), Ghator (4.8 km) and Matehr (5.0 km).

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

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