About Banwa Village

Banwa is a small village in Ramsar tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 250 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Ramsar
Pincode	344502
Area (hectares)	1140 hectares
Population	462
Male Population	250
Female Population	212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	848
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banwa compares

By the 2011 count Banwa is the 91st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 1140 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Banwa

Banwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Banwa from other places

Banwa lies about 49 km from Barmer. 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 Banwa
Tehsil headquarters	Ramsar	8.5 km
District headquarters	Barmer	49 km
Nearest town	Bārmer	49 km

Villages closest to Banwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banwa village had a population of 462. That makes it the 91st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Banwa village has 250 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banwa has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Banwa is 344502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banwa covers 1140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banwa falls under Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Banwa notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Banwa.

Banwa is about 49 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banwa is in Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district. Ramsar is about 8.5 km away. Barmer is about 49 km away. Bārmer is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.