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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAJESHWARI DEVI
Contact: 98****4329
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- LGD code
- 15179
- Pincode
- 175047
- Post office
- Janjehli
- Population
- 625
- Households
- 138
- Literacy rate
- 72.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1063 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 394
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhalwar (446) compares
By population, Bhalwar (446) ranks #12 of 139 villages in Thunag mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.2%
+1.6% vs mandal average
- Bhalwar (446)
- 72.2%
- Thunag mandal
- 70.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,063
+65 vs mandal average
- Bhalwar (446)
- 1,063
- Thunag mandal
- 998
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
- Bhalwar (446)
- 4.5
- Thunag mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhalwar (446) at a glance
Bhalwar (446) is a village of 625 people in 138 households (Census 2011) in Thunag tehsil, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, the 12th-largest of 139 villages in Thunag tehsil. Literacy is 72%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,063 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 175047, served by Janjehli post office; the LGD village code is 15179. The sarpanch is RAJESHWARI DEVI. The population is estimated at 737 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bung Rail Chowk →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhalwar (446) · this village | 625 | 72% | — |
| Bung (433) · Thunag | 970 | 68% | — |
| Majhwal (432) · Thunag | 220 | 68% | — |
| D.P.F. Bharmax (445) · Thunag | 0 | — | — |
| D.P.F. Garijhanu (431) · Thunag | 0 | — | — |
| D.P.F. Halshigad (430) · Thunag | 0 | — | — |
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Notice board · Bhalwar (446)
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Key facts — Bhalwar (446)
- LGD code
- 15179
- Pincode
- 175047
- Post office
- Janjehli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 625
- Population (projected 2026)
- 737
- Households
- 138
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1063
- Literacy rate
- 72.2%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAJESHWARI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Thunag
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 175047
- Tungadhar (449)Thunag mandal1,180 pop
- Janjehli (442)Thunag mandal1,172 pop
- Bung (433)Thunag mandal970 pop
- Dhar (458)Thunag mandal939 pop
- Sangalwara (434)Thunag mandal870 pop
- Dheem (439)Thunag mandal864 pop
- Haleen (454)Thunag mandal854 pop
- Chhatri (414)Chhatri mandal811 pop
- Bhajaihani (387)Chhatri mandal606 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bhalwar (446)
Other villages in Thunag mandal
View all 60+ →- Tungadhar (449)
- Janjehli (442)
- Bung (433)
- Dhar (458)
- Thunag (478)
- Sangalwara (434)
- Dheem (439)
- Haleen (454)
- Shikawari (88)
- Jhundi (476)
- Chet (511)
- Chiuni (509)
- Road (455)
- Keoli (497)
- Sunah (494)
- Nihri Bajaun (491)
- Gunas (86)
- Kurani (130)
- Lehthach (90)
- Surah (85)
- Auhan (94)
- Murhag (92)
- Bakhalwar (480)
- Ruhada (438)
- Jughandh (453)
- Bharad (464)
- Bakhalwar (456)
- Ghayar (507)
- Kandhi (95)
- Bahal (485)
- Badin (127)
- Rahidhar (129)
- Dadoun (508)
- Sharan (96)
- Manjhakhal (457)
- Kheldhar (482)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)