About Banswan Village

Banswan is one of the larger villages in Hodal tehsil, in the district of Palwal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,331, made up of 3,411 males and 2,920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 121107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banswan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banswan village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Palwal
Tehsil	Hodal
Pincode	121107
Area (hectares)	1290 hectares
Population	6,331
Male Population	3,411
Female Population	2,920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banswan compares

By the 2011 count Banswan is the 13th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,472 residents. Its 1290 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Banswan

Banswan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banswan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banswan from other places

Banswan lies about 30 km from Palwal, and the nearest railway station is Hodal, about 5.9 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 Banswan
Nearest railway station	Hodal	5.9 km
District headquarters	Palwal	30 km

Villages closest to Banswan

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

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Common questions about Banswan

As per the Census of India 2011, Banswan village had a population of 6,331. That makes it the 13th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,472 residents.

Banswan village has 3,411 males and 2,920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banswan has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Banswan is 121107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banswan covers 1290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banswan falls under Hodal tehsil of Palwal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Banswan is Hodal, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Banswan.

Banswan is about 30 km from Palwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banswan is in Hodal tehsil of Palwal district. Hodal is about 5.9 km away. Palwal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.