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About Bhal Village

Bhal is a large village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,496, made up of 2,406 males and 2,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1149.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Pincode 209115
Area (hectares) 1149.51 hectares
Population 4,496
Male Population 2,406
Female Population 2,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Bhal compares

By the 2011 count Bhal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 1149.51 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Bhal

Bhal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhal 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 Bhal from other places

Bhal lies about 26 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Chaunrah, about 16 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 Bhal
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 11 km
Nearest railway station Chaunrah 16 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 17 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 26 km

Villages closest to Bhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhal village had a population of 4,496. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Bhal village has 2,406 males and 2,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhal has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Bhal is 209115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhal covers 1149.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhal falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhal is Chaunrah, about 16 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 Bhal.

Bhal is about 26 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhal is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Sikandra is about 11 km away. Chaunrah is about 16 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madiyapur (2.3 km), Pitakpur (2.4 km) and Damanpur (2.5 km).

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

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