About Banori Village

Banori is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 115 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banori village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaswan
Pincode	177106
Area (hectares)	294 hectares
Population	227
Male Population	115
Female Population	112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banori compares

By the 2011 count Banori is the 55th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Banori

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

Banori lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 10 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 Banori
Nearest railway station	Kartoli Punjab	10 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	30 km
District headquarters	Kangra	30 km

Villages closest to Banori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banori village had a population of 227. That makes it the 55th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Banori village has 115 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banori has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Banori is 177106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banori covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banori falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banori is Kartoli Punjab, about 10 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 Banori.

Banori is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banori is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Kartoli Punjab is about 10 km away. Talwāra is about 11 km away. Jaswan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.