About Bhanwas Village

Bhanwas is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 124 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanwas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175023
Area (hectares)	44.11 hectares
Population	256
Male Population	124
Female Population	132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanwas compares

By the 2011 count Bhanwas is the 57th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 44.11 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Bhanwas

Bhanwas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhanwas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhanwas from other places

Bhanwas lies about 27 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 53 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 Bhanwas
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	7.0 km
District headquarters	Mandi	27 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	53 km

Villages closest to Bhanwas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Bhanwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanwas village had a population of 256. That makes it the 57th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Bhanwas village has 124 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanwas has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Bhanwas is 175023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanwas covers 44.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanwas falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanwas is Buffer Stop, about 53 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhanwas.

Bhanwas is about 27 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanwas is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 7.0 km away. Mandi is about 27 km away. Buffer Stop is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.