Skip to main content

About Banan Village

Banan is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 26 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,192 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174309
Area (hectares) 11 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 26
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,192
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banan compares

By the 2011 count Banan is the 201st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 11 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Banan

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

Banan lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panoh, about 16 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 Banan
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 14 km
Nearest railway station Panoh 16 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest town Nangal 25 km

Villages closest to Banan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banan village had a population of 57. That makes it the 201st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Banan village has 26 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banan has about 1192 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Banan is 174309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banan covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banan falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banan is Panoh, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Banan.

Banan is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banan is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Barsar is about 14 km away. Panoh is about 16 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsar (14 km), Bakroh (14 km) and Awah Upperla (15 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All