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About Bhanwala Village

Bhanwala is a small village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 239 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanwala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 93.36 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 239
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanwala compares

By the 2011 count Bhanwala is the 98th 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 93.36 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bhanwala

Bhanwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanwala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhanwala from other places

Bhanwala 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 Bhanwala
District headquarters Dehradun 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 17 km

Villages closest to Bhanwala

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.

Common questions about Bhanwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanwala village had a population of 475. That makes it the 98th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Bhanwala village has 239 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanwala has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bhanwala is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanwala covers 93.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanwala falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bhanwala notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Bhanwala.

Bhanwala 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.

Bhanwala is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Dehradun is about 13 km away. Vikasnagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baronwala (under 2 km), Kanswali Kothari (under 2 km) and Jagatpur (2.5 km).

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

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