About Bhanwa Village

Bhanwa is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 96 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171216
Area (hectares)	184 hectares
Population	189
Male Population	96
Female Population	93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhanwa is the 81st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 971.

Getting to Bhanwa

Bhanwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhanwa from other places

Bhanwa lies about 42 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, 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 Bhanwa
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	25 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	40 km
Nearest town	Solan	42 km
District headquarters	Shimla	42 km

Villages closest to Bhanwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanwa village had a population of 189. That makes it the 81st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Bhanwa village has 96 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanwa has about 969 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 971.

The pincode recorded for Bhanwa is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanwa covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhanwa falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanwa is Salogra, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanwa.

Bhanwa is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanwa is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 25 km away. Salogra is about 40 km away. Solan is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.