About Bhanowal Village

Bhanowal is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,329, made up of 649 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144207
Area (hectares)	246 hectares
Population	1,329
Male Population	649
Female Population	680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhanowal compares

By the 2011 count Bhanowal is the 62nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bhanowal

Bhanowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhanowal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanowal from other places

Bhanowal lies about 28 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garna Sahib, about 14 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 Bhanowal
Nearest railway station	Garna Sahib	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	15 km
Nearest town	Dasūya	15 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	28 km

Villages closest to Bhanowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanowal village had a population of 1,329. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Bhanowal village has 649 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanowal has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bhanowal is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanowal covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanowal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhanowal is Garna Sahib, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bhanowal.

Bhanowal is about 28 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanowal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garna Sahib is about 14 km away. Dasua is about 15 km away. Dasūya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.