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About Bhawa Village

Bhawa is a mid sized village in Budhlada tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,843, made up of 974 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Budhlada
Pincode 151503
Area (hectares) 794 hectares
Population 1,843
Male Population 974
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawa compares

By the 2011 count Bhawa is the 42nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 794 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Bhawa

Bhawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhawa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhawa from other places

Bhawa lies about 32 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Bareta, about 8.7 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 Bhawa
Nearest railway station Bareta 8.7 km
Nearest town Ratia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Budhlada 17 km
District headquarters Mansa 32 km

Villages closest to Bhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawa village had a population of 1,843. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Bhawa village has 974 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawa has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Bhawa is 151503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawa covers 794 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawa falls under Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhawa is Bareta, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhawa.

Bhawa is about 32 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawa is in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district. Bareta is about 8.7 km away. Ratia is about 13 km away. Budhlada is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakhrial (2.6 km), Chak Alisher (2.9 km) and Kulrian (3.5 km).

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

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