About Banda Village

Banda is a mid sized village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 455 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177043
Area (hectares)	259.35 hectares
Population	900
Male Population	455
Female Population	445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banda compares

By the 2011 count Banda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 259.35 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Banda

Banda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banda from other places

Banda lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 18 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 Banda
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	13 km
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	30 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	39 km

Villages closest to Banda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rakkar 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 Banda

As per the Census of India 2011, Banda village had a population of 900. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Banda village has 455 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banda has about 978 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 1059.

The pincode recorded for Banda is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banda covers 259.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banda falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banda is Panchrukhi, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Banda.

Banda is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banda is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Rakkar is about 13 km away. Panchrukhi is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.