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About Baneshwar Village

Baneshwar is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 30 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,267 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baneshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baneshwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 14.91 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 30
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,267
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baneshwar compares

By the 2011 count Baneshwar is the 167th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 14.91 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Baneshwar

Baneshwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baneshwar as Available within <5 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 Baneshwar from other places

Baneshwar lies about 15 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 70 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 Baneshwar
Tehsil headquarters Garud 15 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 15 km
Nearest town Almora 33 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 70 km

Villages closest to Baneshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baneshwar village had a population of 68. That makes it the 167th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Baneshwar village has 30 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baneshwar has about 1267 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Baneshwar is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baneshwar covers 14.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baneshwar falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baneshwar is Kathgodam, about 70 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baneshwar.

Baneshwar is about 15 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baneshwar is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 15 km away. Bageshwar is about 15 km away. Almora is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jinkhola (under 2 km), Matena (under 2 km) and Maharpale (under 2 km).

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

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