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About Bawchi Village

Bawchi is a mid sized village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 288 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bawchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bawchi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Pincode 431123
Area (hectares) 475.74 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 288
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bawchi compares

By the 2011 count Bawchi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 475.74 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Bawchi

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

Bawchi lies about 58 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Murud, about 28 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 Bawchi
Nearest town Kallam 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 14 km
Nearest railway station Murud 28 km
District headquarters Bid 58 km

Villages closest to Bawchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bawchi village had a population of 552. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Bawchi village has 288 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bawchi has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Bawchi is 431123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bawchi covers 475.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bawchi falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bawchi is Murud, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Bawchi.

Bawchi is about 58 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bawchi is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kallam is about 13 km away. Kaij is about 14 km away. Murud 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 Bhalgaon (under 2 km), Anegaon (2.1 km) and Sadola (2.5 km).

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

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