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About Bhawashi Village

Bhawashi is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3, made up of 1 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawashi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 320.22 hectares
Population 3
Male Population 1
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawashi compares

By the 2011 count Bhawashi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 320.22 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Bhawashi

Bhawashi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhawashi as Available within 10+ 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 Bhawashi from other places

Bhawashi lies about 28 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Raiwala Junction, about 18 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 Bhawashi
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Raiwala Junction 18 km
Nearest town Haridwar 19 km
District headquarters Garhwal 28 km

Villages closest to Bhawashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawashi village had a population of 3. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Bhawashi village has 1 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawashi has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Bhawashi is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawashi covers 320.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhawashi falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhawashi is Raiwala Junction, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Bhawashi.

Bhawashi is about 28 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawashi is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 6.1 km away. Raiwala Junction is about 18 km away. Haridwar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daya Katal (under 2 km), Katal Pulani (under 2 km) and Sildi Katal (under 2 km).

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

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