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About Bhanwar Village

Bhanwar is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 119 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 17.76 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 119
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanwar compares

By the 2011 count Bhanwar is the 34th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 17.76 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

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 <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 Bhanwar from other places

Bhanwar lies about 56 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 21 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 town Mandi 20 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Thural 31 km
District headquarters Kangra 56 km

Villages closest to Bhanwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thural 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 246. That makes it the 34th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Bhanwar village has 119 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanwar has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Bhanwar is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanwar covers 17.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhanwar falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanwar is Joginder Nagar, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Bhanwar.

Bhanwar is about 56 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanwar is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Mandi is about 20 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 21 km away. Thural is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haloon (6.6 km), Chula Uparla (23 km) and Balh Bhurian (26 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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