About Binga Village

Binga 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 151 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,371 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binga village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Dharmpur
Pincode	175050
Area (hectares)	202.68 hectares
Population	358
Male Population	151
Female Population	207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,371
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Binga compares

By the 2011 count Binga 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 202.68 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Binga

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

Binga lies about 78 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 7.0 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 Binga
Nearest railway station	Taradevi	7.0 km
Nearest town	Shimla	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmpur	18 km
District headquarters	Mandi	78 km

Villages closest to Binga

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.

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Common questions about Binga

As per the Census of India 2011, Binga 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.

Binga village has 151 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binga has about 1371 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Binga is 175050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Binga covers 202.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Binga is Taradevi, about 7.0 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 Binga.

Binga is about 78 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Binga is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Taradevi is about 7.0 km away. Shimla is about 7.0 km away. Dharmpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.