About Bakhalwar Village

Bakhalwar is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 207 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhalwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhalwar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	127.63 hectares
Population	398
Male Population	207
Female Population	191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhalwar compares

By the 2011 count Bakhalwar is the 43rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 127.63 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 981.

Getting to Bakhalwar

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

Bakhalwar lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 51 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 Bakhalwar
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	under 2 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	26 km
District headquarters	Mandi	28 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	51 km

Villages closest to Bakhalwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhalwar village had a population of 398. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Bakhalwar village has 207 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhalwar has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bakhalwar is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhalwar covers 127.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhalwar falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakhalwar is Summer Hill, about 51 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 Bakhalwar.

Bakhalwar is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhalwar is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about under 2 km away. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.