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About Bhanat Village

Bhanat is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 141 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 141
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanat compares

By the 2011 count Bhanat is the 89th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 85 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 946.

Getting to Bhanat

Bhanat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhanat from other places

Bhanat lies about 21 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Bhanat
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 21 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 21 km
Nearest town Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Bhanat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanat village had a population of 258. That makes it the 89th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Bhanat village has 141 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanat has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Bhanat is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanat covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanat falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanat is Salogra, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Bhanat.

Bhanat is about 21 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanat is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 3.9 km away. Salogra is about 21 km away. Sirmaur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bohl Tallia (under 2 km), Dhanach Shayaghat (under 2 km) and Shaya (under 2 km).

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

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