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About Banet Village

Banet is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 214 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banet village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 168.03 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 214
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banet compares

By the 2011 count Banet is the 31st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 168.03 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Banet

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

Banet lies about 16 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 25 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 Banet
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 16 km
District headquarters Chamba 16 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 25 km

Villages closest to Banet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banet village had a population of 426. That makes it the 31st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Banet village has 214 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banet has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Banet is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banet covers 168.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banet falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banet is Nurpur Road, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banet.

Banet is about 16 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banet is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chudhana (under 2 km), Jatrun (under 2 km) and Bhagrotra (under 2 km).

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

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