About Baniharkar Village

Baniharkar is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 81 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniharkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniharkar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176054
Area (hectares)	116.8 hectares
Population	171
Male Population	81
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,111
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniharkar compares

By the 2011 count Baniharkar is the 63rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 116.8 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Baniharkar

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

Baniharkar lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 7.6 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 Baniharkar
Nearest railway station	Talara	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baroh	10 km
Nearest town	Mamun	23 km
District headquarters	Kangra	38 km

Villages closest to Baniharkar

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

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Common questions about Baniharkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniharkar village had a population of 171. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Baniharkar village has 81 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniharkar has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Baniharkar is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniharkar covers 116.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baniharkar falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baniharkar is Talara, about 7.6 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 Baniharkar.

Baniharkar is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniharkar is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 7.6 km away. Baroh is about 10 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.