About Bhawana Village

Bhawana is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 89 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,236 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	35.47 hectares
Population	199
Male Population	89
Female Population	110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,236
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawana compares

By the 2011 count Bhawana is the 76th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 35.47 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bhawana

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

Bhawana lies about 33 km from Shimla. 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 Bhawana
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	3.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	33 km

Villages closest to Bhawana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawana village had a population of 199. That makes it the 76th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Bhawana village has 89 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawana has about 1236 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bhawana is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawana covers 35.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawana falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhawana notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhawana.

Bhawana is about 33 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawana is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 3.2 km away. Shimla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.