Skip to main content

About Bharwana Village

Bharwana is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 134 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharwana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharwana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 30.34 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 134
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bharwana compares

By the 2011 count Bharwana is the 226th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 30.34 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bharwana

Bharwana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bharwana 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharwana from other places

Bharwana lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 3.6 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 Bharwana
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 9.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km

Villages closest to Bharwana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharwana village had a population of 281. That makes it the 226th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bharwana village has 134 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharwana has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bharwana is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharwana covers 30.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharwana falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharwana is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bharwana.

Bharwana is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharwana is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 3.6 km away. Palampur is about 9.5 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawarna Khas (under 2 km), Samlena (under 2 km) and Badghawar (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All