About Bahwan Village

Bahwan is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 110 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	92.79 hectares
Population	224
Male Population	110
Female Population	114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahwan compares

By the 2011 count Bahwan is the 66th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 92.79 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bahwan

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

Bahwan lies about 45 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, 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 Bahwan
Nearest railway station	Bharatgarh	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	22 km
Nearest town	Baddi	24 km
District headquarters	Solan	45 km

Villages closest to Bahwan

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.

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Common questions about Bahwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahwan village had a population of 224. That makes it the 66th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Bahwan village has 110 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahwan has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bahwan is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahwan covers 92.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahwan is Bharatgarh, 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 village for Bahwan.

Bahwan is about 45 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahwan is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 15 km away. Arki is about 22 km away. Baddi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.