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About Berl Village

Berl is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 97 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berl Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berl village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 145.05 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 97
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Berl compares

By the 2011 count Berl is the 63rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 145.05 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1006.

Getting to Berl

Berl is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Berl 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Berl from other places

Berl lies about 1.6 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Solan Brewery, 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 Berl
Nearest railway station Solan Brewery under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 1.6 km
District headquarters Solan 1.6 km

Villages closest to Berl

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berl village had a population of 177. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Berl village has 97 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berl has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Berl is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berl covers 145.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Berl falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Berl is Solan Brewery, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Berl.

Berl is about 1.6 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berl is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Solan Brewery is about under 2 km away. Darlaghat is about 1.6 km away. Solan is about 1.6 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 Seri Gharakaru (2.7 km), Baihal (2.8 km) and Patti (3.1 km).

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

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