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About Baneru Village

Baneru is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 92 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baneru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baneru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 132.13 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 92
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baneru compares

By the 2011 count Baneru is the 141st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 132.13 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1026.

Getting to Baneru

Baneru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baneru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baneru from other places

Baneru lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 4.6 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 Baneru
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 4.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km

Villages closest to Baneru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baneru village had a population of 181. That makes it the 141st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Baneru village has 92 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baneru has about 967 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 1026.

The pincode recorded for Baneru is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baneru covers 132.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baneru falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baneru is Jawanwala Shahr, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baneru.

Baneru is about 21 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baneru is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 3.7 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 4.6 km away. Kangra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narhan (under 2 km), Jhirar (under 2 km) and Chukhial (under 2 km).

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

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