About Banal Village

Banal is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 225 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Pincode	176022
Area (hectares)	27.33 hectares
Population	495
Male Population	225
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,200
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banal compares

By the 2011 count Banal is the 34th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 27.33 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Banal

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

Banal lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 4.9 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 Banal
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bharmar	4.9 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	22 km
District headquarters	Kangra	31 km

Villages closest to Banal

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.

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Common questions about Banal

As per the Census of India 2011, Banal village had a population of 495. That makes it the 34th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Banal village has 225 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banal has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Banal is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banal covers 27.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Banal is Bharmar, about 4.9 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 Banal.

Banal is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banal is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 2.9 km away. Bharmar is about 4.9 km away. Talwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.