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About Banskatal Village

Banskatal is a village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The village covers 79.96 hectares hectares.

Banskatal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banskatal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Area (hectares) 79.96 hectares

How far is Banskatal from other places

Banskatal lies about 8.2 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 8.1 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 Banskatal
Nearest town Kotdwāra 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 8.1 km
District headquarters Garhwal 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 15 km

Villages closest to Banskatal

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

Banskatal covers 79.96 hectares as recorded in the census.

Banskatal falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Banskatal is Kotdwara, about 8.1 km away in a straight line.

Banskatal is about 8.2 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banskatal is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about 8.0 km away. Kotdwara is about 8.1 km away. Garhwal is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sili Katal Or Sewa Katal (under 2 km), Vinthla (1.8 km) and Amola (5.4 km).

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

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