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- LGD code
- 45084
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population
- 650
- Households
- 132
- Literacy rate
- 60%
- Sex ratio
- 786 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 228
Census 2011 · in context
How Banshiwala compares
By population, Banshiwala ranks #88 of 141 villages in Vikas Nagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.0%
−6.0% vs mandal average
- Banshiwala
- 60.0%
- Vikas Nagar mandal
- 66.0%
- Dehradun district
- 74.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
786
−127 vs mandal average
- Banshiwala
- 786
- Vikas Nagar mandal
- 913
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Banshiwala
- 4.9
- Vikas Nagar mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banshiwala at a glance
Banshiwala is a village of 650 people in 132 households (Census 2011) in Vikas Nagar tehsil, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, the 88th-largest of 141 villages in Vikas Nagar tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 6 points below the tehsil average, and the sex ratio is 786 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 248001, served by Araghar post office; the LGD village code is 45084. The village votes in Narendranagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Subodh Uniyal. The population is estimated at 766 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jhajra →
Key facts — Banshiwala
- LGD code
- 45084
- Pincode
- 248001
- Post office
- Araghar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 650
- Population (projected 2026)
- 766
- Households
- 132
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 786
- Literacy rate
- 60.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Narendranagar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Subodh Uniyal
- Block / Mandal
- Vikas Nagar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 248001
- HrishikeshRishikesh mandal34,775 pop
- East HopetownVikas Nagar mandal20,840 pop
- Dhakrani(Dehat)Vikas Nagar mandal12,757 pop
- Shewala KalaDehradun mandal10,290 pop
- DakpatharVikas Nagar mandal9,897 pop
- Mazri GrantDoiwala mandal9,620 pop
- JauligrantDoiwala mandal9,297 pop
- Shankerpur HakumatpurVikas Nagar mandal8,369 pop
- AthoorwalaDoiwala mandal7,444 pop
Other villages in Vikas Nagar mandal
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- Dhakrani(Dehat)
- Dakpathar
- Sahas Pur
- Shankerpur Hakumatpur
- Chharba
- Rasulpur
- Nawabgarh
- Jamni Pur
- Badam Wala
- Sabhawala
- Rampur Kala
- Sudhauwala
- Jaman Khata
- Atakfarm
- Khushal Pur
- Sherpur
- Mehunwala Khalsa
- Mednipur Badripur
- Dumet
- Dhakimay Chak
- Athan Bagh
- Tiparpur
- Fatehpur
- Mirzapur Urf Dhalipur
- Babugarh
- Shisham Bara
- Jassowala
- Kedarawala
- Timali
- Lakshmi Pur
- Jhajra
- Kandhauli
- Shahpur Kalyanpur
- Bheemawala
- Kunja
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)