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About Bhawan Village

Bhawan is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 49 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246194, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246194
Area (hectares) 25.66 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 49
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 204
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawan compares

By the 2011 count Bhawan is the 439th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 25.66 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, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Bhawan

Bhawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhawan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhawan from other places

Bhawan lies about 50 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 49 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 Bhawan
Nearest town Srīnagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 49 km
District headquarters Garhwal 50 km

Villages closest to Bhawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawan village had a population of 59. That makes it the 439th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Bhawan village has 49 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawan has about 204 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Bhawan is 246194. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawan covers 25.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawan falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhawan is Rishikesh, about 49 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhawan.

Bhawan is about 50 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawan is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about under 2 km away. Pauri is about 8.7 km away. Rishikesh is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagani (under 2 km), Naithna (under 2 km) and Dang (under 2 km).

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

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