About Bhawai Village

Bhawai is a large village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,137, made up of 1,053 males and 1,084 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawai village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Renuka
Pincode	173104
Area (hectares)	1304 hectares
Population	2,137
Male Population	1,053
Female Population	1,084
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawai compares

By the 2011 count Bhawai is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 1304 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bhawai

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

Bhawai lies about 8.7 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 39 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 Bhawai
Tehsil headquarters	Renuka	8.7 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	8.7 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	29 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	39 km

Villages closest to Bhawai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawai village had a population of 2,137. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Bhawai village has 1,053 males and 1,084 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawai has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bhawai is 173104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawai covers 1304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhawai falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhawai is Salogra, about 39 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 Bhawai.

Bhawai is about 8.7 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawai is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 8.7 km away. Sirmaur is about 8.7 km away. Nāhan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.