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About Brahmanan Village

Brahmanan is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 46 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,217 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brahmanan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brahmanan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 18.55 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 46
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,217
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Brahmanan compares

By the 2011 count Brahmanan is the 157th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 18.55 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Brahmanan

Brahmanan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Brahmanan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Brahmanan from other places

Brahmanan lies about 14 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 2.3 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 Brahmanan
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 2.3 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
District headquarters Solan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 17 km

Villages closest to Brahmanan

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 Brahmanan

As per the Census of India 2011, Brahmanan village had a population of 102. That makes it the 157th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Brahmanan village has 46 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brahmanan has about 1217 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Brahmanan is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brahmanan covers 18.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Brahmanan is Kathleeghat, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Brahmanan.

Brahmanan is about 14 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brahmanan is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 2.3 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Solan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dati Brahmanan (under 2 km), Samoh Brahmanan (under 2 km) and Rachhakra (2.8 km).

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

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