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About Bhalana Village

Bhalana is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 89 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 58.47 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 89
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalana compares

By the 2011 count Bhalana is the 120th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 58.47 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bhalana

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

Bhalana lies about 33 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 40 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 Bhalana
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 33 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 40 km

Villages closest to Bhalana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalana village had a population of 185. That makes it the 120th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Bhalana village has 89 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalana has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Bhalana covers 58.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalana falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalana is Jutogh, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Bhalana.

Bhalana is about 33 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalana is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 33 km away. Jutogh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neri (3.7 km), Nawal (4.2 km) and Bhadrohlu (4.7 km).

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

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