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About Bha Chewar Village

Bha Chewar is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 30 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bha Chewar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bha Chewar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175139
Area (hectares) 4.56 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 30
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bha Chewar compares

By the 2011 count Bha Chewar is the 40th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 4.56 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Bha Chewar

Bha Chewar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bha Chewar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bha Chewar from other places

Bha Chewar lies about 22 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 67 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 Bha Chewar
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 18 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 22 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 67 km
Nearest town Chamba 67 km

Villages closest to Bha Chewar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udaipur 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 Bha Chewar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bha Chewar village had a population of 48. That makes it the 40th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Bha Chewar village has 30 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bha Chewar has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Bha Chewar is 175139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bha Chewar covers 4.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bha Chewar falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bha Chewar is Zero Point, about 67 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 10+ km distance for Bha Chewar.

Bha Chewar is about 22 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bha Chewar is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 18 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 22 km away. Zero Point is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Leh Chewar (under 2 km), Nalda (under 2 km) and Shenwar (under 2 km).

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

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