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About Banjarh Village

Banjarh is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 60 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjarh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177006
Area (hectares) 51.07 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 60
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjarh compares

By the 2011 count Banjarh is the 217th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 51.07 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Banjarh

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

Banjarh lies about 34 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Banjarh
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 34 km

Villages closest to Banjarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjarh village had a population of 116. That makes it the 217th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Banjarh village has 60 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjarh has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Banjarh is 177006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjarh covers 51.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banjarh falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banjarh is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Banjarh.

Banjarh is about 34 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjarh is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 12 km away. Nadaun is about 17 km away. Dharamsala is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banh Ii Nd (under 2 km), Banh Ist (under 2 km) and Banoh (under 2 km).

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

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