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About Bhera Village

Bhera is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,909, made up of 945 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 174316
Area (hectares) 317 hectares
Population 1,909
Male Population 945
Female Population 964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhera compares

By the 2011 count Bhera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Bhera

Bhera 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 Bhera 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 Bhera from other places

Bhera lies about 16 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 1.7 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 Bhera
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 12 km
District headquarters Una 16 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 27 km

Villages closest to Bhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhera village had a population of 1,909. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Bhera village has 945 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhera has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Bhera is 174316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhera covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhera falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhera is Churaru Takarla, about 1.7 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 Bhera.

Bhera is about 16 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhera is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Churaru Takarla is about 1.7 km away. Amb is about 12 km away. Una is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dilwan (2.4 km), Dhandari (3.8 km) and Nandpur (5.5 km).

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

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