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About Ban Village

Ban is a village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The village covers 4701 hectares hectares.

Ban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Area (hectares) 4701 hectares

How far is Ban from other places

Ban 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 Ban
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Ban

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.

Common questions about Ban

Ban covers 4701 hectares as recorded in the census.

Ban falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Ban 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.

Ban is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Palampur is about 30 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 Jaind (under 2 km), Ban Kurang (under 2 km) and D P F Ban Kurang (under 2 km).

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

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