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About Bhagwahan Village

Bhagwahan is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 33 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,485 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagwahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175033
Area (hectares) 16.91 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 33
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,485
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagwahan compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwahan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 16.91 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Bhagwahan

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

Bhagwahan lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 40 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 Bhagwahan
Nearest town Sundarnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 40 km

Villages closest to Bhagwahan

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 Bhagwahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwahan village had a population of 82. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Bhagwahan village has 33 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwahan has about 1485 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

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

Bhagwahan covers 16.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhagwahan is Kiratpur Sahib, about 40 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 Bhagwahan.

Bhagwahan is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwahan is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Baldwara is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamla (under 2 km), Raihri (under 2 km) and Harn (1.9 km).

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

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