About Bhaulanu Village

Bhaulanu is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 89 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaulanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaulanu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	65.37 hectares
Population	179
Male Population	89
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaulanu compares

By the 2011 count Bhaulanu is the 70th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 65.37 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bhaulanu

Bhaulanu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhaulanu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhaulanu from other places

Bhaulanu lies about 68 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 64 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 Bhaulanu
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	24 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	51 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	64 km
District headquarters	Shimla	68 km

Villages closest to Bhaulanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaulanu village had a population of 179. That makes it the 70th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Bhaulanu village has 89 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaulanu has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bhaulanu is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaulanu covers 65.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaulanu falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhaulanu is Dehradun, about 64 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 - 10 km distance for Bhaulanu.

Bhaulanu is about 68 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaulanu is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 24 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 51 km away. Dehradun is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.