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About Bhalehar Village

Bhalehar is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 43 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177210
Area (hectares) 103.99 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 43
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalehar compares

By the 2011 count Bhalehar is the 215th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 103.99 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Bhalehar

Bhalehar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhalehar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhalehar from other places

Bhalehar lies about 42 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 19 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 Bhalehar
Tehsil headquarters Amb 19 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 19 km
Nearest town Talwāra 32 km
District headquarters Una 42 km

Villages closest to Bhalehar

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 Bhalehar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalehar village had a population of 79. That makes it the 215th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Bhalehar village has 43 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalehar has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Bhalehar is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalehar covers 103.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhalehar is Tripal, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhalehar.

Bhalehar is about 42 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalehar is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 19 km away. Tripal is about 19 km away. Talwāra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlehar (under 2 km), Behar Jaswan Kashi (under 2 km) and Bharwan Urf Kangruhi (under 2 km).

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

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