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About Bharjwanu Village

Bharjwanu is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,761, made up of 871 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharjwanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharjwanu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175002
Area (hectares) 157.91 hectares
Population 1,761
Male Population 871
Female Population 890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharjwanu compares

By the 2011 count Bharjwanu is the 8th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 157.91 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 993.

Getting to Bharjwanu

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

Bharjwanu 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 Bharjwanu
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 41 km

Villages closest to Bharjwanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharjwanu village had a population of 1,761. That makes it the 8th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Bharjwanu village has 871 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharjwanu has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bharjwanu is 175002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharjwanu covers 157.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharjwanu falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharjwanu 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bharjwanu.

Bharjwanu 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.

Bharjwanu is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanglehra (under 2 km), Bhant Rehar (under 2 km) and Chahri (1.5 km).

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

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