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About Bangawanu Village

Bangawanu is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 36 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 583 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangawanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangawanu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246163
Area (hectares) 92.64 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 36
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 583
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 Bangawanu compares

By the 2011 count Bangawanu is the 448th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 92.64 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Bangawanu

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

Bangawanu lies about 47 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 49 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 Bangawanu
Nearest town Srīnagar 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 5.1 km
District headquarters Garhwal 47 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 49 km

Villages closest to Bangawanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangawanu village had a population of 57. That makes it the 448th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Bangawanu village has 36 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangawanu has about 583 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Bangawanu is 246163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangawanu covers 92.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bangawanu falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangawanu is Rishikesh, about 49 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 Bangawanu.

Bangawanu is about 47 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangawanu is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 2.7 km away. Pauri is about 5.1 km away. Garhwal is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanda (under 2 km), Pipal Koti (under 2 km) and Khola (1.7 km).

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

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