About Banwar Village

Banwar is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 107 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banwar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	176123
Area (hectares)	60.64 hectares
Population	205
Male Population	107
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
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 Banwar compares

By the 2011 count Banwar is the 116th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 60.64 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Banwar

Banwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banwar 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 Banwar from other places

Banwar lies about 39 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about under 2 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 Banwar
Nearest railway station	Zero Point	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	7.8 km
District headquarters	Mandi	39 km

Villages closest to Banwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banwar village had a population of 205. That makes it the 116th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Banwar village has 107 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banwar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Banwar is 176123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banwar covers 60.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banwar falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banwar is Zero Point, about under 2 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 Banwar.

Banwar is about 39 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banwar is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Zero Point is about under 2 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 7.8 km away. Mandi is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.