About Bhench Village

Bhench is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 100 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhench Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhench village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173207
Area (hectares)	123.43 hectares
Population	201
Male Population	100
Female Population	101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhench compares

By the 2011 count Bhench is the 54th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 123.43 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bhench

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

Bhench lies about 41 km from Solan. 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 Bhench
Nearest town	Shimla	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	35 km
District headquarters	Solan	41 km

Villages closest to Bhench

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

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Common questions about Bhench

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhench village had a population of 201. That makes it the 54th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Bhench village has 100 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhench has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bhench is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhench covers 123.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhench falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhench notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhench.

Bhench is about 41 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhench is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 19 km away. Kandaghat is about 35 km away. Solan is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.