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About Banganwali Village

Banganwali is a mid sized village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 611 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banganwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banganwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Dhuri
Pincode 148024
Area (hectares) 246.45 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 611
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Banganwali compares

By the 2011 count Banganwali is the 73rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 246.45 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Banganwali

Banganwali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banganwali 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 Banganwali from other places

Banganwali lies about 20 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kaulseri, about 5.0 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 Banganwali
Nearest railway station Kaulseri 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuri 6.5 km
Nearest town Dhūri 6.5 km
District headquarters Sangrur 20 km

Villages closest to Banganwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banganwali village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Banganwali village has 611 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banganwali has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Banganwali is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banganwali covers 246.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banganwali falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Banganwali is Kaulseri, about 5.0 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 Banganwali.

Banganwali is about 20 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banganwali is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Kaulseri is about 5.0 km away. Dhuri is about 6.5 km away. Dhūri is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandra (under 2 km), Ramgarh (1.8 km) and Ruldu Singhwala (1.8 km).

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

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