About Bhanal Village

Bhanal is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 75 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

How Bhanal compares

By the 2011 count Bhanal is the 82nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 48.5 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bhanal

Bhanal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhanal as Available within <5 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 Bhanal from other places

Bhanal lies about 46 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 42 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.

Villages closest to Bhanal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaupal tehsil.

• Lingzar 3.9 km
• Bhatna 4.2 km
• Chiuna 4.2 km
• Jangal Chiuna I 4.2 km
• Jangal Chiuna Ii 4.2 km
• Jangal Chiuna Iii 4.2 km

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.