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About Bhalaona Village

Bhalaona is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 285 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalaona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalaona village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173023
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 285
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalaona compares

By the 2011 count Bhalaona is the 44th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bhalaona

Bhalaona is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhalaona as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bhalaona from other places

Bhalaona lies about 10 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 29 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 Bhalaona
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 10 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 10 km
Nearest town Nāhan 25 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 29 km

Villages closest to Bhalaona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalaona village had a population of 508. That makes it the 44th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Bhalaona village has 285 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalaona has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bhalaona is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalaona covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalaona falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalaona is Salogra, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhalaona.

Bhalaona is about 10 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalaona is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 10 km away. Sirmaur is about 10 km away. Nāhan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti Dhaman (under 2 km), Bandal (3.8 km) and Tikar (3.9 km).

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

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