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About Ban Bilwan Village

Ban Bilwan is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 2 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Bilwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Bilwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 176501
Area (hectares) 252.98 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 2
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ban Bilwan compares

By the 2011 count Ban Bilwan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 252.98 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 1092.

Getting to Ban Bilwan

Ban Bilwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ban Bilwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ban Bilwan from other places

Ban Bilwan lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Ban Bilwan
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Ban Bilwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaswan 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 Ban Bilwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Bilwan village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Ban Bilwan village has 2 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Bilwan has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Ban Bilwan is 176501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Bilwan covers 252.98 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.

Ban Bilwan falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban Bilwan is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ban Bilwan.

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

Ban Bilwan is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 12 km away. Jaswan is about 18 km away. Kangra 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 Ban Chalan (under 2 km), Ban Chatwal (under 2 km) and Ban Dada (under 2 km).

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

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