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About Bhalogri Village

Bhalogri is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 28 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalogri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalogri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 17.07 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 28
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalogri compares

By the 2011 count Bhalogri is the 379th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 17.07 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bhalogri

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

Bhalogri lies about 29 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 9.2 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 Bhalogri
Nearest railway station Sonwara 9.2 km
Nearest town Kālka 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 29 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Bhalogri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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.

Common questions about Bhalogri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalogri village had a population of 51. That makes it the 379th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bhalogri village has 28 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalogri has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bhalogri is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalogri covers 17.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalogri falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalogri is Sonwara, about 9.2 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 Bhalogri.

Bhalogri is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalogri is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Sonwara is about 9.2 km away. Kālka is about 12 km away. Shimla Rural is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patta (2.3 km), Dhadhol (4.4 km) and Khalag (4.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhalogri today is likely to be higher.

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