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About Bangdwara Village

Bangdwara is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 60 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,350 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangdwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangdwara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 167.59 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 60
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,350
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangdwara compares

By the 2011 count Bangdwara is the 128th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 167.59 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Bangdwara

Bangdwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bangdwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bangdwara from other places

Bangdwara lies about 4.0 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 40 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 Bangdwara
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 3.0 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 4.0 km
Nearest town Tehri 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 40 km

Villages closest to Bangdwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangdwara village had a population of 141. That makes it the 128th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Bangdwara village has 60 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangdwara has about 1350 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Bangdwara is 249131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangdwara covers 167.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bangdwara falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangdwara is Rishikesh, about 40 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 - 10 km distance for Bangdwara.

Bangdwara is about 4.0 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangdwara is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 3.0 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 4.0 km away. Tehri is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharkot (under 2 km), Dangi (under 2 km) and Khola (under 2 km).

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

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