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About Banerari Village

Banerari is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 154 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,325 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banerari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banerari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 181.73 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 154
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,325
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banerari compares

By the 2011 count Banerari is the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 181.73 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Banerari

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

Banerari lies about 66 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 4.8 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 Banerari
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 4.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 17 km
District headquarters Mandi 66 km

Villages closest to Banerari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banerari village had a population of 358. That makes it the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Banerari village has 154 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banerari has about 1325 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Banerari is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banerari covers 181.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banerari falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banerari is Summer Hill, about 4.8 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 Banerari.

Banerari is about 66 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banerari is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Summer Hill is about 4.8 km away. Shimla is about 5.3 km away. Dharmpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharauri (3.8 km), Tanerh (8.5 km) and Dhar (8.7 km).

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

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