About Bhalu Village

Bhalu is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 182 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	138.23 hectares
Population	368
Male Population	182
Female Population	186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
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 Bhalu compares

By the 2011 count Bhalu is the 22nd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 138.23 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 935.

Getting to Bhalu

Bhalu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhalu 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 Bhalu from other places

Bhalu lies about 21 km from Shimla. 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 Bhalu
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	21 km
District headquarters	Shimla	21 km

Villages closest to Bhalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalu village had a population of 368. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Bhalu village has 182 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalu has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bhalu is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalu covers 138.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalu falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhalu notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhalu.

Bhalu is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalu is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Cheta is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.