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About Bishanpur Alias Banwala Village

Bishanpur Alias Banwala is a mid sized village in Patran tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,601, made up of 849 males and 752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishanpur Alias Banwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishanpur Alias Banwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Patran
Pincode 147202
Area (hectares) 380 hectares
Population 1,601
Male Population 849
Female Population 752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishanpur Alias Banwala compares

By the 2011 count Bishanpur Alias Banwala is the 40th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 380 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bishanpur Alias Banwala

Bishanpur Alias Banwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bishanpur Alias Banwala as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishanpur Alias Banwala from other places

Bishanpur Alias Banwala lies about 51 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Lehra Gaga, about 28 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 Bishanpur Alias Banwala
Tehsil headquarters Patran 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Lehra Gaga 28 km
District headquarters Patiala 51 km

Villages closest to Bishanpur Alias Banwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patran 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 Bishanpur Alias Banwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishanpur Alias Banwala village had a population of 1,601. That makes it the 40th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Bishanpur Alias Banwala village has 849 males and 752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishanpur Alias Banwala has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Bishanpur Alias Banwala is 147202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishanpur Alias Banwala covers 380 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishanpur Alias Banwala falls under Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bishanpur Alias Banwala is Lehra Gaga, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Bishanpur Alias Banwala.

Bishanpur Alias Banwala is about 51 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishanpur Alias Banwala is in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. Patran is about 4.4 km away. Lehra Gaga is about 28 km away. Patiala is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanbuwala (1.7 km), Khaspur (2.4 km) and Kahangarh Gharachon (2.7 km).

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

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