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About Banah Village

Banah is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 15 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 39.27 hectares
Population 46
Male Population 15
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banah compares

By the 2011 count Banah is the 190th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 39.27 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1112.

Getting to Banah

Banah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banah as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Banah from other places

Banah lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 13 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 Banah
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 21 km

Villages closest to Banah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banah village had a population of 46. That makes it the 190th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Banah village has 15 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banah has about 2067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Banah is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banah covers 39.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banah falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banah is Buffer Stop, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banah.

Banah is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banah is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 13 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andralu Nichla (under 2 km), Andralu Uperla (under 2 km) and Basehr (under 2 km).

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

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