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About Banchain Village

Banchain is a village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The village covers 27.25 hectares hectares.

Banchain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banchain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Area (hectares) 27.25 hectares

How far is Banchain from other places

Banchain lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Banchain
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Banchain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Banchain

Banchain covers 27.25 hectares as recorded in the census.

Banchain falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banchain is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 km away in a straight line.

Banchain is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banchain is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Nagrota Bagwan 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 Ban Ghururu (under 2 km), Halehr (4.8 km) and Barai (5.4 km).

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

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