About Bhala Gaon Village

Bhala Gaon is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 41 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhala Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhala Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Junga
Pincode	173217
Area (hectares)	56.4 hectares
Population	78
Male Population	41
Female Population	37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhala Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhala Gaon is the 42nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 56.4 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bhala Gaon

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

Bhala Gaon lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 12 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 Bhala Gaon
Tehsil headquarters	Junga	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	13 km

Villages closest to Bhala Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Junga 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 Bhala Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhala Gaon village had a population of 78. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Bhala Gaon village has 41 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhala Gaon has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bhala Gaon is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhala Gaon covers 56.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhala Gaon falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhala Gaon is Shoghi railway station, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Bhala Gaon.

Bhala Gaon is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhala Gaon is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 5.2 km away. Shoghi railway station is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.