About Bhogwan Village

Bhogwan is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 143 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhogwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhogwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	177024
Area (hectares)	28.98 hectares
Population	306
Male Population	143
Female Population	163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,140
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhogwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhogwan is the 96th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 28.98 hectares work out to about 11 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 Bhogwan

Bhogwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhogwan 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 Bhogwan from other places

Bhogwan lies about 13 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 31 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 Bhogwan
District headquarters	Hamirpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	23 km
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	31 km
Nearest town	Mandi	44 km

Villages closest to Bhogwan

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.

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Common questions about Bhogwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhogwan village had a population of 306. That makes it the 96th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Bhogwan village has 143 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhogwan has about 1140 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 Bhogwan is 177024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhogwan covers 28.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhogwan is Panchrukhi, about 31 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 Bhogwan.

Bhogwan is about 13 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhogwan is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 13 km away. Bhoranj is about 23 km away. Panchrukhi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.