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About Bhiana Village

Bhiana is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 79 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 79
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhiana compares

By the 2011 count Bhiana is the 89th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bhiana

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

Bhiana lies about 38 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Bhiana
Nearest town Sundarnagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 38 km

Villages closest to Bhiana

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.

Common questions about Bhiana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhiana village had a population of 156. That makes it the 89th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Bhiana village has 79 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhiana has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bhiana is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhiana covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhiana is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Bhiana.

Bhiana is about 38 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhiana is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Nihri is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galiog (1.6 km), Kanej (1.7 km) and Charkhari (2.2 km).

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

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