About Bhal Village

Bhal is a mid sized village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 251 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Dhanaulti
Pincode	249180
Area (hectares)	201.48 hectares
Population	566
Male Population	251
Female Population	315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,255
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhal compares

By the 2011 count Bhal is the 32nd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 201.48 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Bhal

Bhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhal from other places

Bhal lies about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 30 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	Dhanaulti	8.3 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	19 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	24 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	30 km

Villages closest to Bhal

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

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Common questions about Bhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhal village had a population of 566. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Bhal village has 251 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhal has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bhal is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhal covers 201.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhal falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhal is Dehradun, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhal.

Bhal is about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhal is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 8.3 km away. Mussoorie is about 19 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.