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About Banni Village

Banni is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 71 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 49.77 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 71
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Banni compares

By the 2011 count Banni is the 82nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 49.77 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Banni

Banni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banni 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 Banni from other places

Banni lies about 14 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 27 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 Banni
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 11 km
District headquarters Chamba 14 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 27 km

Villages closest to Banni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banni village had a population of 133. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Banni village has 71 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banni has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Banni is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banni covers 49.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banni falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banni is Nurpur Road, about 27 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 Banni.

Banni is about 14 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banni is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 11 km away. Chamba is about 14 km away. Nurpur Road is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ser (2.2 km), Banu (2.5 km) and Balera (3.5 km).

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

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