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About Bhanwar Village

Bhanwar is a mid sized village in Ganaur tehsil, in the district of Sonipat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,127, made up of 614 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 131101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanwar village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Sonipat
Tehsil Ganaur
Pincode 131101
Area (hectares) 241 hectares
Population 1,127
Male Population 614
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhanwar compares

By the 2011 count Bhanwar is the 50th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,855 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Bhanwar

Bhanwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanwar 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 Bhanwar from other places

Bhanwar lies about 18 km from Sonipat, and the nearest railway station is Ganaur, about 7.1 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 Bhanwar
Nearest railway station Ganaur 7.1 km
District headquarters Sonipat 18 km

Villages closest to Bhanwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanwar village had a population of 1,127. That makes it the 50th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,855 residents.

Bhanwar village has 614 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanwar has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Bhanwar is 131101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanwar covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanwar falls under Ganaur tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Bhanwar is Ganaur, about 7.1 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 Bhanwar.

Bhanwar is about 18 km from Sonipat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanwar is in Ganaur tehsil of Sonipat district. Ganaur is about 7.1 km away. Sonipat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shamashpur (1.5 km), Khubru (1.6 km) and Sheikhupura (2.4 km).

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

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