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About Bawasi Village

Bawasi is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 110 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bawasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bawasi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 110
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bawasi compares

By the 2011 count Bawasi is the 63rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1020.

Getting to Bawasi

Bawasi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bawasi 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. The nearest villages by name are Batal, Bater, Bathalang and Bathoh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bawasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bawasi village had a population of 231. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Bawasi village has 110 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bawasi has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bawasi is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bawasi covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Bawasi 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 km distance for Bawasi.

Bawasi is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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