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About Banker Village

Banker is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 123 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banker Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banker village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 151.96 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 123
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banker compares

By the 2011 count Banker is the 74th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 151.96 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Banker

Banker is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banker as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Banker from other places

Banker lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 6.9 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 Banker
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 6.9 km
Nearest town Talwāra 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km

Villages closest to Banker

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banker village had a population of 256. That makes it the 74th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Banker village has 123 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banker has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Banker is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banker covers 151.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banker falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banker is Bharmar, about 6.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banker.

Banker is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banker is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 1.9 km away. Bharmar is about 6.9 km away. Talwāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadwara (under 2 km), Bhawara (under 2 km) and Sunet Khas (under 2 km).

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

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