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About Banwali Village

Banwali is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 33 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banwali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 90.4 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 33
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Banwali compares

By the 2011 count Banwali is the 132nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 90.4 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Banwali

Banwali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banwali 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 Banwali from other places

Banwali lies about 31 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Banwali
Nearest town Sundarnagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 18 km
District headquarters Mandi 31 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 40 km

Villages closest to Banwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banwali village had a population of 65. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Banwali village has 33 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banwali has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Banwali is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banwali covers 90.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banwali falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banwali is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Banwali.

Banwali is about 31 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banwali is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 17 km away. Nihri is about 18 km away. Mandi 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 D P F Banwali (under 2 km), D P F Baneshti (under 2 km) and Chauki (under 2 km).

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

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