About Bhalara Village

Bhalara is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 301 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	123.44 hectares
Population	579
Male Population	301
Female Population	278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalara compares

By the 2011 count Bhalara is the 30th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 123.44 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 938.

Getting to Bhalara

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

Bhalara lies about 51 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 Bhalara
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	7.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	51 km

Villages closest to Bhalara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalara village had a population of 579. That makes it the 30th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Bhalara village has 301 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalara has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bhalara is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalara covers 123.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalara falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Bhalara is about 51 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalara is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 7.9 km away. Shimla is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.