About Banwala Village

Banwala is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 230 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banwala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176215
Area (hectares)	25.19 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	230
Female Population	208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banwala compares

By the 2011 count Banwala is the 76th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 25.19 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Banwala

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

How far is Banwala from other places

Banwala lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Banwala
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	21 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Banwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banwala village had a population of 438. That makes it the 76th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Banwala village has 230 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banwala has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Banwala is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banwala covers 25.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banwala falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banwala is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Banwala.

Banwala is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banwala is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharmsala is about 21 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.