About Bhalawag Village

Bhalawag is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 46 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalawag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalawag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Junga
Pincode	173217
Area (hectares)	14.91 hectares
Population	92
Male Population	46
Female Population	46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalawag compares

By the 2011 count Bhalawag is the 39th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 14.91 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bhalawag

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

Bhalawag lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 9.5 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 Bhalawag
Tehsil headquarters	Junga	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kanoh	9.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	13 km

Villages closest to Bhalawag

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 Bhalawag

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalawag village had a population of 92. That makes it the 39th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Bhalawag village has 46 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalawag has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

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

Bhalawag covers 14.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhalawag falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalawag is Kanoh, about 9.5 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 village for Bhalawag.

Bhalawag 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.

Bhalawag is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 4.1 km away. Kanoh is about 9.5 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.