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About Barthwan Village

Barthwan is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 131 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barthwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barthwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176048
Area (hectares) 20.19 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 131
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
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 Barthwan compares

By the 2011 count Barthwan is the 105th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 20.19 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Barthwan

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

Barthwan lies about 17 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 27 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 Barthwan
District headquarters Hamirpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 45 km

Villages closest to Barthwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barthwan village had a population of 282. That makes it the 105th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Barthwan village has 131 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barthwan has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Barthwan is 176048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barthwan covers 20.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barthwan falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barthwan is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 27 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 Barthwan.

Barthwan is about 17 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barthwan is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 27 km away. Bhoranj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lathwan (under 2 km), Jamli Palasi (3.6 km) and Bhadru (3.7 km).

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

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