About Bhalai Village

Bhalai is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 19 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalai village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171209
Area (hectares)	25 hectares
Population	38
Male Population	19
Female Population	19
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 Bhalai compares

By the 2011 count Bhalai is the 368th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bhalai

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

Bhalai lies about 36 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 Bhalai
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	36 km

Villages closest to Bhalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalai village had a population of 38. That makes it the 368th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bhalai village has 19 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalai has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bhalai is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalai covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalai falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhalai 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 Bhalai.

Bhalai is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalai is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.