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About Bangwari Village

Bangwari is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 99 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangwari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 57.17 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 99
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangwari compares

By the 2011 count Bangwari is the 151st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 57.17 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 1259.

Getting to Bangwari

Bangwari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bangwari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bangwari from other places

Bangwari lies about 52 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 63 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 Bangwari
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 33 km
District headquarters Garhwal 52 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 63 km

Villages closest to Bangwari

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 Bangwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangwari village had a population of 203. That makes it the 151st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Bangwari village has 99 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangwari has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Bangwari is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangwari covers 57.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bangwari falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangwari is Kotdwara, about 63 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bangwari.

Bangwari is about 52 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangwari is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 33 km away. Garhwal is about 52 km away. Kotdwara is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Minthi (2.5 km), Kesundar (3.2 km) and Hansuri (6.0 km).

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

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