About Bhawanipur Village

Bhawanipur is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,431, made up of 1,270 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawanipur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144523
Area (hectares)	554 hectares
Population	2,431
Male Population	1,270
Female Population	1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawanipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhawanipur is the 20th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 554 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bhawanipur

Bhawanipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhawanipur as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhana, Bharatpur Jattan, Bharatpur Rajputan and Bharowal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhawanipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawanipur village had a population of 2,431. That makes it the 20th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Bhawanipur village has 1,270 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawanipur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

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

Bhawanipur covers 554 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawanipur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Bhawanipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhawanipur.

Bhawanipur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.