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About Bhumian Village

Bhumian is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 39 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhumian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhumian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 28.43 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 39
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhumian compares

By the 2011 count Bhumian is the 233rd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 28.43 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bhumian

Bhumian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhumian as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhumian from other places

Bhumian lies about 41 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 12 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 Bhumian
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 12 km
Nearest town Baddi 14 km
District headquarters Solan 41 km

Villages closest to Bhumian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhumian village had a population of 70. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Bhumian village has 39 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhumian has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bhumian is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhumian covers 28.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhumian falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhumian is Ghanauli, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhumian.

Bhumian 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.

Bhumian is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 2.4 km away. Ghanauli is about 12 km away. Baddi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sori (under 2 km), Ghansot (under 2 km) and Sabhowal (under 2 km).

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

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