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About Bhawara Village

Bhawara is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 115 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 65.8 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 115
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawara compares

By the 2011 count Bhawara is the 92nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 65.8 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bhawara

Bhawara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhawara as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhawara from other places

Bhawara lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 6.6 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 Bhawara
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 6.6 km
Nearest town Talwāra 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Bhawara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawara village had a population of 215. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Bhawara village has 115 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawara has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bhawara is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawara covers 65.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawara falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhawara is Bharmar, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhawara.

Bhawara is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawara is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about under 2 km away. Bharmar is about 6.6 km away. Talwāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadwara (under 2 km), Moch (under 2 km) and Moch Jhikla (under 2 km).

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

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