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About Bauwan Village

Bauwan is a small village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 177 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bauwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bauwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Pincode 209111
Area (hectares) 119.26 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 177
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bauwan compares

By the 2011 count Bauwan is the 192nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 119.26 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Bauwan

Bauwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bauwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bauwan from other places

Bauwan lies about 31 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Pokhrayan, about 4.4 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 Bauwan
Nearest railway station Pokhrayan 4.4 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 6.1 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 31 km

Villages closest to Bauwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bauwan village had a population of 340. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Bauwan village has 177 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bauwan has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Bauwan is 209111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bauwan covers 119.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bauwan falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bauwan is Pokhrayan, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bauwan.

Bauwan is about 31 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bauwan is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Pokhrayan is about 4.4 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 4.7 km away. Bhognipur is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathuapur (under 2 km), Bhuisarai (under 2 km) and Astiya (1.7 km).

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

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