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About Bhel Village

Bhel is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 166 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 157.63 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 166
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhel compares

By the 2011 count Bhel is the 39th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 157.63 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 1020.

Getting to Bhel

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

Bhel lies about 4.3 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about under 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 Bhel
Nearest railway station Salogra under 2 km
District headquarters Solan 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 29 km

Villages closest to Bhel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhel village had a population of 313. That makes it the 39th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Bhel village has 166 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhel has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bhel is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhel covers 157.63 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.

Bhel falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhel is Salogra, about under 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 <5 km distance for Bhel.

Bhel is about 4.3 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhel is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about under 2 km away. Solan is about 4.3 km away. Arki 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 Jangal Koyal Sanog (4.6 km), Koyal Sanog (4.6 km) and Dangri (6.3 km).

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

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