About Bhalun Village

Bhalun is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 347 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171224
Area (hectares)	161.34 hectares
Population	701
Male Population	347
Female Population	354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalun compares

By the 2011 count Bhalun is the 15th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 161.34 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bhalun

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

Bhalun lies about 54 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 Bhalun
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	54 km

Villages closest to Bhalun

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 Bhalun

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalun village had a population of 701. That makes it the 15th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Bhalun village has 347 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalun has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bhalun is 171224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalun covers 161.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bhalun 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 Bhalun.

Bhalun is about 54 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalun is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.