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About Baswatar Village

Baswatar is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 125 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baswatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baswatar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175033
Area (hectares) 51.62 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 125
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Baswatar compares

By the 2011 count Baswatar is the 73rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 51.62 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Baswatar

The census records public bus service for Baswatar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baswatar from other places

Baswatar 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 Baswatar
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara under 2 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 23 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 37 km

Villages closest to Baswatar

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 Baswatar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baswatar village had a population of 272. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Baswatar village has 125 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baswatar has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

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

Baswatar covers 51.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baswatar is Olinda, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baswatar.

Baswatar 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.

Baswatar is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about under 2 km away. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Mandi 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 Barot (under 2 km), Mandoli (under 2 km) and Jamnaun (under 2 km).

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

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