About Bhawana Village

Bhawana is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 121 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, 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	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	72.39 hectares
Population	224
Male Population	121
Female Population	103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
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 93rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 72.39 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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 24 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	Shimla Rural	24 km
District headquarters	Shimla	24 km

Villages closest to Bhawana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 224. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bhawana village has 121 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawana has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bhawana is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawana covers 72.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawana falls under Shimla Rural 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 24 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 24 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.