About Bekar Village

Bekar is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 38 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bekar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bekar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	60 hectares
Population	70
Male Population	38
Female Population	32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	842
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bekar compares

By the 2011 count Bekar is the 126th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bekar

Bekar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bekar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bekar from other places

Bekar lies about 33 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 50 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 Bekar
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	26 km
District headquarters	Mandi	33 km
Nearest railway station	Adit Junction	50 km

Villages closest to Bekar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bekar village had a population of 70. That makes it the 126th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Bekar village has 38 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bekar has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bekar is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bekar covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bekar falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bekar is Adit Junction, about 50 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bekar.

Bekar 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.

Bekar is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 33 km away. Adit Junction is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.