About Banal Village

Banal is a mid sized village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 270 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Dharmpur
Pincode	175040
Area (hectares)	147.1 hectares
Population	536
Male Population	270
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banal compares

By the 2011 count Banal is the 18th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 147.1 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 1126.

Getting to Banal

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

Banal lies about 70 km from Mandi. 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 Banal
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmpur	2.2 km
Nearest town	Shimla	15 km
District headquarters	Mandi	70 km

Villages closest to Banal

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 Banal

As per the Census of India 2011, Banal village had a population of 536. That makes it the 18th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Banal village has 270 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banal has about 985 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 1126.

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

Banal covers 147.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Banal notes the nearest railway station 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 Banal.

Banal is about 70 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banal is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 2.2 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Mandi is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.