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About Bhanwad Village

Bhanwad is a mid sized village in Dindori tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,985, made up of 1,030 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 422202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Dindori
Pincode 422202
Area (hectares) 637.68 hectares
Population 1,985
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanwad compares

By the 2011 count Bhanwad is the 50th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,011 residents. Its 637.68 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bhanwad

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

Bhanwad lies about 48 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Waghai, about 44 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 Bhanwad
Tehsil headquarters Dindori 28 km
Nearest town Ozar 44 km
Nearest railway station Waghai 44 km
District headquarters Nashik 48 km

Villages closest to Bhanwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanwad village had a population of 1,985. That makes it the 50th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,011 residents.

Bhanwad village has 1,030 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanwad has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bhanwad is 422202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanwad covers 637.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanwad falls under Dindori tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhanwad is Waghai, about 44 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 10+ km distance for Bhanwad.

Bhanwad is about 48 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanwad is in Dindori tehsil of Nashik district. Dindori is about 28 km away. Ozar is about 44 km away. Waghai is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanjali (6.4 km), Gandole (9.5 km) and Nanashi (9.6 km).

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

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