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Banswara

बांसवाड़ा
Ghaat mandal
Pincode 246449
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rekha Devi
Contact: 89****7612
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LGD code
41104
Pincode
246449
Post office
Nandprayag
Population
197
Households
38
Literacy rate
62.9%
Sex ratio
1031 ♀/1000♂
Workers
95
Census 2011 · in context

How Banswara compares

By population, Banswara ranks #49 of 77 villages in Ghaat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.9%
−1.9% vs mandal average
Banswara
62.9%
Ghaat mandal
64.8%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,031
+3 vs mandal average
Banswara
1,031
Ghaat mandal
1,028
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
Banswara
5.2
Ghaat mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Banswara at a glance

Banswara is a village of 197 people in 38 households (Census 2011) in Ghaat tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 49th-largest of 77 villages in Ghaat tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 246449, served by Nandprayag post office; the LGD village code is 41104. The sarpanch is Rekha Devi, and the village votes in Tharali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhupal Ram Tamta. The population is estimated at 232 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Banswara

LGD code
41104
Pincode
246449
Post office
Nandprayag
Population (Census 2011)
197
Population (projected 2026)
232
Households
38
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1031
Literacy rate
62.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tharali
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bhupal Ram Tamta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Rekha Devi
Block / Mandal
Ghaat
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
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