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About Banoh Village

Banoh is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 27 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 27
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banoh compares

By the 2011 count Banoh is the 120th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Banoh

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

Banoh lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 19 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 Banoh
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 14 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 19 km
District headquarters Mandi 19 km

Villages closest to Banoh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Banoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Banoh village had a population of 57. That makes it the 120th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Banoh village has 27 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banoh has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Banoh is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banoh covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banoh falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banoh is Joginder Nagar, about 19 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 <5 km distance for Banoh.

Banoh is about 19 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banoh is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Lad Bharol is about 14 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 19 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banandar (under 2 km), Changehr Bangota (under 2 km) and Bara Thana (3.8 km).

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

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