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About Baldwara Village

Baldwara is a mid sized village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 647 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baldwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baldwara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175033
Area (hectares) 68.41 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 647
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baldwara compares

By the 2011 count Baldwara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 68.41 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Baldwara

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

Baldwara lies about 23 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 Baldwara
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 23 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 37 km

Villages closest to Baldwara

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.

Common questions about Baldwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Baldwara village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Baldwara village has 647 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baldwara has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

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

Baldwara covers 68.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Baldwara 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 Baldwara.

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

Baldwara is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 23 km away. Olinda is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamnaun (under 2 km), Tarandol (under 2 km) and Barot (under 2 km).

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

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