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About Bhalon Village

Bhalon is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 99 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 41.97 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 99
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhalon compares

By the 2011 count Bhalon is the 72nd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 41.97 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bhalon

Bhalon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhalon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalon from other places

Bhalon lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 17 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 Bhalon
Nearest railway station Koti 17 km
Nearest town Pinjaur 19 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 23 km

Villages closest to Bhalon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalon village had a population of 187. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Bhalon village has 99 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalon has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Bhalon is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalon covers 41.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalon falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalon is Koti, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhalon.

Bhalon is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalon is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about 17 km away. Pinjaur is about 19 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathiaru (under 2 km), Budho (2.3 km) and Hurang (4.3 km).

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

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