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About Barthwan Village

Barthwan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 44 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barthwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barthwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 120.06 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 44
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Barthwan compares

By the 2011 count Barthwan is the 175th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 120.06 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Barthwan

Barthwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barthwan 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 Barthwan from other places

Barthwan lies about 38 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 52 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 Barthwan
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 23 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 37 km
District headquarters Mandi 38 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 52 km

Villages closest to Barthwan

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 Barthwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barthwan village had a population of 83. That makes it the 175th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Barthwan village has 44 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barthwan has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Barthwan is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barthwan covers 120.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Barthwan is Summer Hill, about 52 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 Barthwan.

Barthwan is about 38 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barthwan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Padhar is about 23 km away. Sundarnagar is about 37 km away. Mandi is about 38 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 Barot (under 2 km), D P F Silahswar (4.5 km) and Kufri (7.5 km).

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

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