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About Bhiokhri Village

Bhiokhri is a mid sized village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 254 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhiokhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhiokhri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 283 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 254
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhiokhri compares

By the 2011 count Bhiokhri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bhiokhri

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

Bhiokhri lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, 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 Bhiokhri
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 15 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Nearest town Baddi 29 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Bhiokhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhiokhri village had a population of 516. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Bhiokhri village has 254 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhiokhri has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Bhiokhri is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhiokhri covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhiokhri falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhiokhri is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Bhiokhri.

Bhiokhri is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhiokhri is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Ramshahr is about 15 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badokhari (under 2 km), Chaniari (under 2 km) and Dhaleri (under 2 km).

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

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