About Bachhwan Village

Bachhwan is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 255 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachhwan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144522
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	523
Male Population	255
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachhwan compares

By the 2011 count Bachhwan is the 112th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bachhwan

Bachhwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bachhwan 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. The nearest villages by name are Atal Majara, Atari, Auladni and Auliapur. 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.

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Common questions about Bachhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachhwan village had a population of 523. That makes it the 112th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Bachhwan village has 255 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachhwan has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bachhwan is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachhwan covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachhwan falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Bachhwan 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 village for Bachhwan.

Bachhwan is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 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.