About Bhalan Village

Bhalan is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 140 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	171302
Area (hectares)	154.8 hectares
Population	289
Male Population	140
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,064
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalan compares

By the 2011 count Bhalan is the 44th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 154.8 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bhalan

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

Bhalan lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 48 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 Bhalan
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	26 km
District headquarters	Mandi	32 km
Nearest railway station	Adit Junction	48 km

Villages closest to Bhalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalan village had a population of 289. That makes it the 44th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Bhalan village has 140 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalan has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bhalan is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalan covers 154.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalan falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalan is Adit Junction, about 48 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 Bhalan.

Bhalan is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalan is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Adit Junction is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.