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About Bahawan Village

Bahawan is a mid sized village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 280 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 170207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahawan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 170207
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 280
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahawan compares

By the 2011 count Bahawan is the 18th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 1020.

Getting to Bahawan

Bahawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bahawan from other places

Bahawan lies about 50 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 15 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 Bahawan
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 24 km
Nearest town Baddi 28 km
District headquarters Solan 50 km

Villages closest to Bahawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahawan village had a population of 518. That makes it the 18th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Bahawan village has 280 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahawan has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bahawan is 170207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahawan covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahawan falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahawan is Kiratpur Sahib, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Bahawan.

Bahawan is about 50 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahawan is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 15 km away. Arki is about 24 km away. Baddi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patta (2.4 km), Damlana Jairi (2.6 km) and Dawari (2.6 km).

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

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