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About Banloh Jang Village

Banloh Jang is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 18 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banloh Jang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banloh Jang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 346.86 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 18
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Banloh Jang compares

By the 2011 count Banloh Jang is the 197th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 346.86 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Banloh Jang

Banloh Jang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banloh Jang 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 Banloh Jang from other places

Banloh Jang 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 Banloh Jang
Nearest railway station Talara 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 22 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Banloh Jang

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 Banloh Jang

As per the Census of India 2011, Banloh Jang village had a population of 36. That makes it the 197th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Banloh Jang village has 18 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banloh Jang has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Banloh Jang is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banloh Jang covers 346.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banloh Jang falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banloh Jang 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banloh Jang.

Banloh Jang 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.

Banloh Jang is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 7.6 km away. Fatehpur is about 22 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.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Samlian (under 2 km), Ban Sanan (under 2 km) and Bandwan (under 2 km).

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

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