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About Baldwara Village

Baldwara is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 52 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baldwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baldwara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175025
Area (hectares) 16.91 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 52
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baldwara compares

By the 2011 count Baldwara is the 160th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 16.91 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Baldwara

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

Baldwara lies about 23 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 37 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 Baldwara
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 23 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 37 km

Villages closest to Baldwara

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.

Common questions about Baldwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Baldwara village had a population of 116. That makes it the 160th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Baldwara village has 52 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baldwara has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Baldwara is 175025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baldwara covers 16.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Baldwara is Olinda, about 37 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 Baldwara.

Baldwara is about 23 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baldwara is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Sarkaghat is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baldwara Matehri (under 2 km), Lower Barot (under 2 km) and Upper Barot (under 2 km).

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

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