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About Bhanswara Village

Bhanswara is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 49 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanswara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanswara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246169
Area (hectares) 40.32 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 49
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
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 Bhanswara compares

By the 2011 count Bhanswara is the 117th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 40.32 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Bhanswara

Bhanswara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhanswara 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 Bhanswara from other places

Bhanswara lies about 33 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 43 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 Bhanswara
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 9.5 km
District headquarters Garhwal 33 km
Nearest town Pauri 34 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km

Villages closest to Bhanswara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanswara village had a population of 108. That makes it the 117th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Bhanswara village has 49 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanswara has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Bhanswara is 246169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanswara covers 40.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanswara falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhanswara is Kotdwara, about 43 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 Bhanswara.

Bhanswara is about 33 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanswara is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 9.5 km away. Garhwal is about 33 km away. Pauri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewan Ka Bunga (under 2 km), Kasyani (under 2 km) and Bagri Dhar (under 2 km).

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

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