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About Bananwala Village

Bananwala is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,776, made up of 1,452 males and 1,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bananwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bananwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152124
Area (hectares) 1231 hectares
Population 2,776
Male Population 1,452
Female Population 1,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bananwala compares

By the 2011 count Bananwala is the 42nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1231 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Bananwala

Bananwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bananwala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bananwala from other places

Bananwala lies about 68 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Roranwala, about 7.8 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 Bananwala
Nearest railway station Roranwala 7.8 km
Nearest town Muktsar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 26 km
District headquarters Firozpur 68 km

Villages closest to Bananwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bananwala village had a population of 2,776. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Bananwala village has 1,452 males and 1,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bananwala has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Bananwala is 152124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bananwala covers 1231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bananwala falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bananwala is Roranwala, about 7.8 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 village for Bananwala.

Bananwala is about 68 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bananwala is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Roranwala is about 7.8 km away. Muktsar is about 23 km away. Fazilka is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandwala Bhimeshah (2.8 km), Pakan (3.0 km) and Jhotianwali (4.0 km).

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

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