About Bachhwan Village

Bachhwan is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 88 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachhwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Baldwara
Pincode	175033
Area (hectares)	49.9 hectares
Population	183
Male Population	88
Female Population	95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachhwan compares

By the 2011 count Bachhwan is the 99th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 49.9 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Bachhwan

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

Bachhwan lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 37 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 Bachhwan
Tehsil headquarters	Baldwara	3.9 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	12 km
District headquarters	Mandi	25 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	37 km

Villages closest to Bachhwan

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

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Common questions about Bachhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachhwan village had a population of 183. That makes it the 99th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Bachhwan village has 88 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachhwan has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Bachhwan is 175033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachhwan covers 49.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachhwan falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bachhwan is Olinda, about 37 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 Bachhwan.

Bachhwan is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachhwan is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 3.9 km away. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.