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About Bhali Village

Bhali is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 83 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 52.47 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 83
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhali compares

By the 2011 count Bhali is the 90th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 52.47 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 Bhali

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

Bhali lies about 8.0 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Dharampur Himachal, about 1.6 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 Bhali
Nearest railway station Dharampur Himachal 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 5.9 km
District headquarters Solan 8.0 km

Villages closest to Bhali

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 Bhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhali village had a population of 156. That makes it the 90th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Bhali village has 83 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhali has about 880 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 Bhali is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhali covers 52.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhali is Dharampur Himachal, about 1.6 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 Bhali.

Bhali is about 8.0 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhali is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Dharampur Himachal is about 1.6 km away. Kasauli is about 5.9 km away. Solan is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumori (under 2 km), Kahno (under 2 km) and Dhiari (under 2 km).

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

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