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About Binna Village

Binna is a mid sized village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 447 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 380 hectares
Population 930
Male Population 447
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Binna compares

By the 2011 count Binna is the 11th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 380 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Binna

Binna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Binna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Binna from other places

Binna lies about 24 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 18 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 Binna
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Talara 18 km
District headquarters Chamba 24 km

Villages closest to Binna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Binna village had a population of 930. That makes it the 11th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Binna village has 447 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binna has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Binna is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Binna covers 380 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Binna falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Binna is Talara, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Binna.

Binna is about 24 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Binna is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 7.2 km away. Talara is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panjla (under 2 km), Manuta (under 2 km) and Kasba Dhulara (under 2 km).

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

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