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About Banara Village

Banara is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 191 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 45.89 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 191
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banara compares

By the 2011 count Banara is the 93rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 45.89 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Banara

Banara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banara as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Banara from other places

Banara lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, 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 Banara
Nearest town Talwāra 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Banara

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 Banara

As per the Census of India 2011, Banara village had a population of 402. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Banara village has 191 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banara has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Banara covers 45.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Banara is Harsar Dehri, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banara.

Banara is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banara is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 8.0 km away. Harsar Dehri is about 16 km away. Jawali 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 Lohar Beh (2.6 km), Kardial (3.3 km) and Bhathar (3.6 km).

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

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