About Bigwan Village

Bigwan is a mid sized village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 273 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bigwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Rath
Pincode	210431
Area (hectares)	428.65 hectares
Population	516
Male Population	273
Female Population	243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bigwan compares

By the 2011 count Bigwan is the 85th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 428.65 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Bigwan

Bigwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bigwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barel, Barguli Rath, Barua and Basela. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bigwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bigwan village had a population of 516. That makes it the 85th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Bigwan village has 273 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigwan has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Bigwan is 210431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bigwan covers 428.65 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.

Bigwan falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bigwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bigwan.

Bigwan is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.