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About Binewal Village

Binewal is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,532, made up of 2,307 males and 2,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 841 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144523
Area (hectares) 841 hectares
Population 4,532
Male Population 2,307
Female Population 2,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Binewal compares

By the 2011 count Binewal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 841 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Binewal

Binewal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Binewal as Available within <5 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 Binewal from other places

Binewal lies about 42 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 13 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 Binewal
Nearest railway station Garhshankar 13 km
Nearest town Nangal 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 42 km

Villages closest to Binewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Binewal village had a population of 4,532. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Binewal village has 2,307 males and 2,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binewal has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Binewal is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Binewal covers 841 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Binewal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Binewal is Garhshankar, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Binewal.

Binewal is about 42 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Binewal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 13 km away. Nangal is about 16 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benewal (under 2 km), Kharali (5.6 km) and Barapur (6.6 km).

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

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