About Biwan Village

Biwan is one of the larger villages in Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,659, made up of 5,632 males and 5,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1516 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 122104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biwan village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Mewat
Tehsil	Ferozepur Jhirka
Pincode	122104
Area (hectares)	1516 hectares
Population	10,659
Male Population	5,632
Female Population	5,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Biwan compares

By the 2011 count Biwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,149 residents. Its 1516 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Biwan

Biwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Biwan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biwan from other places

Biwan lies about 39 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Govindgarh, about 29 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 Biwan
Tehsil headquarters	Ferozepur Jhirka	11 km
Nearest town	Fīrozpur Jhirka	11 km
Nearest railway station	Govindgarh	29 km
District headquarters	Mewat	39 km

Villages closest to Biwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ferozepur Jhirka 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 Biwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Biwan village had a population of 10,659. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,149 residents.

Biwan village has 5,632 males and 5,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biwan has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Biwan is 122104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Biwan covers 1516 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Biwan falls under Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Biwan is Govindgarh, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Biwan.

Biwan is about 39 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biwan is in Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil of Mewat district. Ferozepur Jhirka is about 11 km away. Fīrozpur Jhirka is about 11 km away. Govindgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.