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About Banon Village

Banon is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 6 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 4.62 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 6
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Banon compares

By the 2011 count Banon is the 180th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 4.62 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Banon

Banon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banon 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 Banon from other places

Banon lies about 14 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 32 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 Banon
District headquarters Mandi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 19 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 32 km

Villages closest to Banon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banon village had a population of 11. That makes it the 180th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Banon village has 6 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banon has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Banon is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banon covers 4.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banon falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banon is Buffer Stop, about 32 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 Banon.

Banon is about 14 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banon is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 14 km away. Nihri is about 19 km away. Buffer Stop is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Garhka Chhol (2.4 km), Kutahachi (3.3 km) and Nichli Daban (4.8 km).

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

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