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About Banun Village

Banun is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 118 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Holi
Pincode 176309
Area (hectares) 66.66 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 118
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Banun compares

By the 2011 count Banun is the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 66.66 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Banun

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

Banun lies about 46 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, 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 Banun
Tehsil headquarters Holi under 2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 27 km
District headquarters Chamba 46 km

Villages closest to Banun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banun village had a population of 242. That makes it the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Banun village has 118 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banun has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Banun is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banun covers 66.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banun falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banun is Chamunda Marg, 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 Banun.

Banun is about 46 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banun is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Chamunda Marg 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 R F Sutkar (under 2 km), Sutkar (under 2 km) and Jhikli Tiari (under 2 km).

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

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