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About Bhanswara Village

Bhanswara is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 2 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, 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 Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 10.94 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 2
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhanswara compares

By the 2011 count Bhanswara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 10.94 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Bhanswara

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 <5 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 14 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 24 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 Lansdowne 8.2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 14 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 24 km

Villages closest to Bhanswara

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 Bhanswara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanswara village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Bhanswara village has 2 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanswara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Bhanswara is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanswara covers 10.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhanswara falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhanswara is Kotdwara, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 14 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 Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 8.2 km away. Garhwal is about 14 km away. Kotdwāra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agrora (1.5 km), Godla (1.8 km) and Sisaldi (2.0 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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