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About Banni Village

Banni is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 56 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, 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 Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 81.84 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 56
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
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 119th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 81.84 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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 12 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 44 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 Saluni 12 km
District headquarters Chamba 12 km
Nearest railway station Talara 44 km

Villages closest to Banni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saluni 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 103. That makes it the 119th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Banni village has 56 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banni has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Banni is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banni covers 81.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Banni is Talara, about 44 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 12 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 Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 12 km away. Chamba is about 12 km away. Talara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parjana (2.4 km), Tanki Da Par (2.4 km) and Sarog (3.2 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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