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About Bhanwal Village

Bhanwal is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,283, made up of 1,188 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145023
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 2,283
Male Population 1,188
Female Population 1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhanwal compares

By the 2011 count Bhanwal is the 27th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bhanwal

The census records public bus service for Bhanwal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanwal from other places

Bhanwal lies about 68 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Bhanwal
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Chamba 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 33 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 68 km

Villages closest to Bhanwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanwal village had a population of 2,283. That makes it the 27th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Bhanwal village has 1,188 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanwal has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bhanwal is 145023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanwal covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhanwal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhanwal is Nurpur Road, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhanwal.

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

Bhanwal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Pathankot is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alikhan (under 2 km), Chak Koshalian (under 2 km) and Dadwal (under 2 km).

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

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