About Bahwa Village

Bahwa is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 182 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Chachyot
Pincode	175029
Area (hectares)	33.23 hectares
Population	370
Male Population	182
Female Population	188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahwa compares

By the 2011 count Bahwa is the 62nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 33.23 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bahwa

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

Bahwa lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Bahwa
Tehsil headquarters	Chachyot	5.3 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	15 km
District headquarters	Mandi	18 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	50 km

Villages closest to Bahwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahwa village had a population of 370. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Bahwa village has 182 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahwa has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bahwa is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahwa covers 33.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahwa falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahwa is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Bahwa.

Bahwa is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahwa is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 5.3 km away. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.