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About Banog Village

Banog is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 4 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 19.08 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 4
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banog compares

By the 2011 count Banog is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 19.08 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Banog

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

Banog lies about 78 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 Banog
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 14 km
Nearest town Shimla 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 78 km

Villages closest to Banog

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 Banog

As per the Census of India 2011, Banog village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Banog village has 4 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banog has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

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

Banog covers 19.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Banog 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 Banog.

Banog 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.

Banog is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Mandi is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laungani (5.2 km), Chhapanu (10 km) and Kalwahn (10 km).

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

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