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Bahwan (152)

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Arki mandal
Pincode 173208
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Shimla
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Arki
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ROOPDEI
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LGD code
20137
Pincode
173208
Post office
Arki
Population
224
Households
51
Literacy rate
81.3%
Sex ratio
1036 ♀/1000♂
Workers
147
Census 2011 · in context

How Bahwan (152) compares

By population, Bahwan (152) ranks #37 of 202 villages in Arki mandal.

Literacy rate
%
81.3%
+5.1% vs mandal average
Bahwan (152)
81.3%
Arki mandal
76.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,036
+9 vs mandal average
Bahwan (152)
1,036
Arki mandal
1,027
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.6 vs mandal average
Bahwan (152)
4.4
Arki mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Bahwan (152) at a glance

Bahwan (152) is a village of 224 people in 51 households (Census 2011) in Arki tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 37th-largest of 202 villages in Arki tehsil. Literacy is 81%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,036 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173208, served by Arki post office; the LGD village code is 20137. The sarpanch is ROOPDEI, and the village votes in Arki assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay. The population is estimated at 264 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bahwan (152) · this village22481%—
Mahol (145) · Arki31370%—
Gharno (147) · Arki29673%—
Bakhalag (150) · Arki29378%—
Chandpur (143) · Arki29069%—
Didu (148) · Arki22481%—
Khali (144) · Arki12077%—

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Key facts — Bahwan (152)

LGD code
20137
Pincode
173208
Post office
Arki
Population (Census 2011)
224
Population (projected 2026)
264
Households
51
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1036
Literacy rate
81.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Shimla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Arki
Member of Parliament
Suresh Kumar Kashyap
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sanjay
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ROOPDEI
Block / Mandal
Arki
Nearest police station
Police Station Nalagarh (30.4 km)
Nearest PHC
Dispensary, Baruna (30.0 km)
Nearest railway station
Bharatgarh (35.8 km)
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)