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About Ruwana Village

Ruwana is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2, made up of 1 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruwana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruwana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 177023
Area (hectares) 10.13 hectares
Population 2
Male Population 1
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ruwana compares

By the 2011 count Ruwana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 10.13 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Ruwana

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

Ruwana lies about 34 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Ruwana
Nearest town Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 27 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 34 km

Villages closest to Ruwana

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 Ruwana

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruwana village had a population of 2. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Ruwana village has 1 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruwana has about 1000 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 Ruwana is 177023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruwana covers 10.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ruwana is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Ruwana.

Ruwana is about 34 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruwana is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 20 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 Badiana Lawaniyan (under 2 km), Badiana Manasha (under 2 km) and Badiana Mian (under 2 km).

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

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