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About Ban Sarkar Village

Ban Sarkar is a small village in Bharwain tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 18 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1557 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Sarkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Sarkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bharwain
Pincode 177110
Area (hectares) 1557 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 18
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Ban Sarkar compares

By the 2011 count Ban Sarkar is the 41st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 1557 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Ban Sarkar

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

Ban Sarkar lies about 30 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Hoshiarpur, about 5.5 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 Ban Sarkar
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Hoshiarpur 5.5 km
District headquarters Una 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharwain 34 km

Villages closest to Ban Sarkar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bharwain 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 Ban Sarkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Sarkar village had a population of 33. That makes it the 41st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Ban Sarkar village has 18 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Sarkar has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Ban Sarkar is 177110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Sarkar covers 1557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ban Sarkar falls under Bharwain tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban Sarkar is Hoshiarpur, about 5.5 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 Ban Sarkar.

Ban Sarkar is about 30 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Sarkar is in Bharwain tehsil of Una district. Hoshiārpur is about 5.0 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 5.5 km away. Una is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bambansera (23 km), Kotli (24 km) and Aloh (29 km).

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

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