About Bani Village

Bani is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 109 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177108
Area (hectares)	58.8 hectares
Population	237
Male Population	109
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,174
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is the 50th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 58.8 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Bani

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

Bani lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, 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 Bani
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	33 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	35 km

Villages closest to Bani

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 Bani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani village had a population of 237. That makes it the 50th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Bani village has 109 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Bani is 177108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bani covers 58.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bani is Amb Andaura, 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 Bani.

Bani is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bani is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Rakkar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.