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About Bakrarwan Village

Bakrarwan is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 286 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakrarwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakrarwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176403
Area (hectares) 93.67 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 286
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakrarwan compares

By the 2011 count Bakrarwan is the 46th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 93.67 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bakrarwan

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

Bakrarwan lies about 53 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chak Kalan, about 7.6 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 Bakrarwan
Nearest railway station Chak Kalan 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 10 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 53 km

Villages closest to Bakrarwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakrarwan village had a population of 602. That makes it the 46th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Bakrarwan village has 286 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakrarwan has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bakrarwan is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakrarwan covers 93.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakrarwan falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakrarwan is Chak Kalan, about 7.6 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 Bakrarwan.

Bakrarwan is about 53 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakrarwan is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Chak Kalan is about 7.6 km away. Indora is about 10 km away. Mukeriān is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagwal (under 2 km), Gangwal (under 2 km) and Thakur Dwara (1.8 km).

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

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