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About Bhanakwa Village

Bhanakwa is a mid sized village in Kanth tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 381 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanakwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanakwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Kanth
Pincode 244501
Area (hectares) 172.37 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 381
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bhanakwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhanakwa is the 102nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 172.37 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Bhanakwa

Bhanakwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhanakwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanakwa from other places

Bhanakwa lies about 27 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Kailsa, about 10 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 Bhanakwa
Nearest railway station Kailsa 10 km
Nearest town Amroha 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanth 13 km
District headquarters Moradabad 27 km

Villages closest to Bhanakwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanakwa village had a population of 731. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Bhanakwa village has 381 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanakwa has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Bhanakwa is 244501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanakwa covers 172.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanakwa falls under Kanth tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanakwa is Kailsa, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Bhanakwa.

Bhanakwa is about 27 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanakwa is in Kanth tehsil of Moradabad district. Kailsa is about 10 km away. Amroha is about 11 km away. Kanth is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chand Kheri (under 2 km), Asgaripur (under 2 km) and Sunderpurchaupura (1.8 km).

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

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