About Banuri Khas Village

Banuri Khas is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 581 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banuri Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banuri Khas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176103
Area (hectares)	108.7 hectares
Population	1,138
Male Population	581
Female Population	557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banuri Khas compares

By the 2011 count Banuri Khas is the 25th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 108.7 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Banuri Khas

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

Banuri Khas lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 3.7 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 Banuri Khas
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Patti Rajpura	3.7 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km
District headquarters	Kangra	29 km

Villages closest to Banuri Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Banuri Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Banuri Khas village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 25th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Banuri Khas village has 581 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banuri Khas has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Banuri Khas is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banuri Khas covers 108.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banuri Khas falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banuri Khas is Patti Rajpura, about 3.7 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 Banuri Khas.

Banuri Khas is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banuri Khas is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 3.1 km away. Patti Rajpura is about 3.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.