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About Bhowen Village

Bhowen is a mid sized village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 379 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhowen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhowen village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176310
Area (hectares) 652 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 379
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhowen compares

By the 2011 count Bhowen is the 71st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 652 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Bhowen

Bhowen is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhowen as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhowen from other places

Bhowen lies about 6.8 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 33 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 Bhowen
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 33 km

Villages closest to Bhowen

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhowen village had a population of 774. That makes it the 71st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Bhowen village has 379 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhowen has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Bhowen is 176310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhowen covers 652 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhowen falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhowen is Nurpur Road, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Bhowen.

Bhowen is about 6.8 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhowen is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 6.8 km away. Nurpur Road is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basudan (under 2 km), Randoh (under 2 km) and Mankot (under 2 km).

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

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