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About Bhanwar Village

Bhanwar is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 239 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 191.45 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 239
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 52nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 191.45 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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 15 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 37 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
District headquarters Mandi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 17 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 37 km

Villages closest to Bhanwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarnagar 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 495. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Bhanwar village has 239 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanwar has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bhanwar is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanwar covers 191.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanwar falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanwar is Buffer Stop, about 37 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 15 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanwar is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 15 km away. Sundarnagar is about 17 km away. Buffer Stop is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bah (under 2 km), Saryun (4.0 km) and Kalahod (4.2 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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