About Bhawani Village

Bhawani is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 167 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawani village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175024
Area (hectares)	31.23 hectares
Population	331
Male Population	167
Female Population	164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawani compares

By the 2011 count Bhawani is the 71st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 31.23 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Bhawani

Bhawani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhawani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhawani from other places

Bhawani lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 43 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 Bhawani
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	8.6 km
District headquarters	Mandi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	17 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	43 km

Villages closest to Bhawani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawani village had a population of 331. That makes it the 71st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Bhawani village has 167 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawani has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Bhawani is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawani covers 31.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhawani falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhawani is Buffer Stop, about 43 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhawani.

Bhawani is about 12 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawani is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 8.6 km away. Mandi is about 12 km away. Sarkaghat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.