About Bhanra Village

Bhanra is a small village in Nohra tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 208 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Nohra
Pincode	173104
Area (hectares)	198.55 hectares
Population	400
Male Population	208
Female Population	192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanra compares

By the 2011 count Bhanra is the 22nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 490 residents. Its 198.55 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Bhanra

Bhanra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhanra from other places

Bhanra lies about 77 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 31 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 Bhanra
Tehsil headquarters	Nohra	1.6 km
Nearest town	Shimla	30 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	31 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	77 km

Villages closest to Bhanra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanra village had a population of 400. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 490 residents.

Bhanra village has 208 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanra has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Bhanra is 173104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanra covers 198.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanra falls under Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanra is Summer Hill, about 31 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanra.

Bhanra is about 77 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanra is in Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nohra is about 1.6 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Summer Hill is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.