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About Bag Hawra Village

Bag Hawra is a mid sized village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 275 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bag Hawra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bag Hawra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Kamrau
Pincode 173029
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 275
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bag Hawra compares

By the 2011 count Bag Hawra is the 25th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bag Hawra

Bag Hawra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bag Hawra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bag Hawra from other places

Bag Hawra lies about 23 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 49 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 Bag Hawra
Tehsil headquarters Kamrau 4.6 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 17 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 23 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 49 km

Villages closest to Bag Hawra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamrau 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 Bag Hawra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bag Hawra village had a population of 543. That makes it the 25th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Bag Hawra village has 275 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bag Hawra has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Bag Hawra is 173029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bag Hawra covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bag Hawra falls under Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bag Hawra is Dehradun, about 49 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bag Hawra.

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

Bag Hawra is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Kamrau is about 4.6 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 17 km away. Sirmaur 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 Chauki Mirgwal (under 2 km), Dhab Pipli (under 2 km) and Barwas (2.5 km).

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

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