About Banshiwala Village

Banshiwala is a mid sized village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 364 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banshiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshiwala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Vikasnagar
Pincode	248007
Area (hectares)	59.88 hectares
Population	650
Male Population	364
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	786
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banshiwala compares

By the 2011 count Banshiwala is the 88th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 59.88 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Banshiwala

Banshiwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banshiwala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Banshiwala from other places

Banshiwala lies about 13 km from Dehradun. 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 Banshiwala
District headquarters	Dehradun	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vikasnagar	18 km

Villages closest to Banshiwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshiwala village had a population of 650. That makes it the 88th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Banshiwala village has 364 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshiwala has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Banshiwala is 248007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banshiwala covers 59.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banshiwala falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Banshiwala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Banshiwala.

Banshiwala is about 13 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banshiwala is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Dehradun is about 13 km away. Vikasnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.