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About Bhamchwan Village

Bhamchwan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 114 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhamchwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamchwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 63.79 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 114
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhamchwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhamchwan is the 93rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 63.79 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bhamchwan

Bhamchwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhamchwan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhamchwan from other places

Bhamchwan lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 41 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 Bhamchwan
Nearest town Sundarnagar 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 29 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 41 km

Villages closest to Bhamchwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamchwan village had a population of 219. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Bhamchwan village has 114 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamchwan has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bhamchwan is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhamchwan covers 63.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhamchwan falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhamchwan is Kiratpur Sahib, about 41 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhamchwan.

Bhamchwan 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.

Bhamchwan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Padhar 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 D P F Bhamchwan (under 2 km), Chhahri (1.5 km) and Kungri (2.2 km).

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

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