About Banaun Village

Banaun is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 273 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	176120
Area (hectares)	76.44 hectares
Population	534
Male Population	273
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banaun compares

By the 2011 count Banaun is the 56th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 76.44 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Banaun

Banaun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banaun as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banaun from other places

Banaun lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 17 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 Banaun
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	17 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	17 km
District headquarters	Mandi	18 km

Villages closest to Banaun

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.

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Common questions about Banaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Banaun village had a population of 534. That makes it the 56th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Banaun village has 273 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaun has about 956 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 1112.

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

Banaun covers 76.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Banaun is Buffer Stop, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banaun.

Banaun is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banaun is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 17 km away. Buffer Stop is about 17 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.