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About Bhawar Village

Bhawar is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 35 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176110
Area (hectares) 20.31 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 35
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawar compares

By the 2011 count Bhawar is the 135th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 20.31 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Bhawar

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

Bhawar lies about 41 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 4.3 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 Bhawar
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 4.3 km
Nearest town Mandi 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 33 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 41 km

Villages closest to Bhawar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Bhawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawar village had a population of 74. That makes it the 135th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Bhawar village has 35 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawar has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Bhawar is 176110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawar covers 20.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawar falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhawar is Buffer Stop, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance for Bhawar.

Bhawar is about 41 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawar is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 4.3 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Tira Sujanpur 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 Kharsal (under 2 km), Chhaner (2.9 km) and Jandrahl Ranautan (5.0 km).

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

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