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About Bhalag Village

Bhalag is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 85 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 124.3 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 85
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalag compares

By the 2011 count Bhalag is the 72nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 124.3 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bhalag

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

Bhalag lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Chandi Mandir, about 13 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 Bhalag
Nearest railway station Chandi Mandir 13 km
Nearest town Pinjaur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 22 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Bhalag

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 Bhalag

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalag village had a population of 164. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Bhalag village has 85 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalag has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Bhalag covers 124.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhalag is Chandi Mandir, about 13 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 village for Bhalag.

Bhalag is about 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalag is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Chandi Mandir is about 13 km away. Pinjaur is about 13 km away. Darlaghat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Giana (3.2 km), Koon (5.0 km) and Kashlog (6.4 km).

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

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