About Banthal Village

Banthal is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 112 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banthal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175046
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	222
Male Population	112
Female Population	110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banthal compares

By the 2011 count Banthal is the 62nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Banthal

Banthal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banthal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Banthal from other places

Banthal lies about 37 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 33 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 Banthal
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	24 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	33 km
District headquarters	Mandi	37 km

Villages closest to Banthal

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.

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Common questions about Banthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Banthal village had a population of 222. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Banthal village has 112 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banthal has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Banthal is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banthal covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Banthal is Summer Hill, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banthal.

Banthal is about 37 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banthal is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 21 km away. Nihri is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.