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About Bonwai Village

Bonwai is a large village in Khandaghosh tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,054, made up of 2,059 males and 1,995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bonwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bonwai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Khandaghosh
Pincode 713423
Area (hectares) 555.14 hectares
Population 4,054
Male Population 2,059
Female Population 1,995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bonwai compares

By the 2011 count Bonwai is the 9th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 555.14 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bonwai

Bonwai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bonwai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Barisiali, Bayda, Beldanga and Berugram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bonwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bonwai village had a population of 4,054. That makes it the 9th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents.

Bonwai village has 2,059 males and 1,995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bonwai has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Bonwai is 713423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bonwai covers 555.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bonwai falls under Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bonwai notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bonwai.

Bonwai is in Khandaghosh tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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