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About Bhawarna Khas Village

Bhawarna Khas is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 695 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawarna Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawarna Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176083
Area (hectares) 84.23 hectares
Population 1,393
Male Population 695
Female Population 698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhawarna Khas compares

By the 2011 count Bhawarna Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 84.23 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bhawarna Khas

Bhawarna Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhawarna Khas 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhawarna Khas from other places

Bhawarna Khas lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 3.3 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 Bhawarna Khas
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 9.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km

Villages closest to Bhawarna Khas

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 Bhawarna Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawarna Khas village had a population of 1,393. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bhawarna Khas village has 695 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawarna Khas has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bhawarna Khas is 176083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawarna Khas covers 84.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhawarna Khas falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhawarna Khas is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bhawarna Khas is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawarna Khas is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 3.3 km away. Palampur is about 9.9 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharwana (under 2 km), Badghawar (under 2 km) and Henja (under 2 km).

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

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