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About Banali Village

Banali is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 44 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 29.2 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 44
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Banali compares

By the 2011 count Banali is the 164th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 29.2 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1086.

Getting to Banali

Banali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banali 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 Banali from other places

Banali lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 22 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 Banali
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 19 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 22 km

Villages closest to Banali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banali village had a population of 83. That makes it the 164th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Banali village has 44 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banali has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Banali is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banali covers 29.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banali falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banali is Joginder Nagar, about 22 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 Banali.

Banali 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.

Banali is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thana (1.9 km), Langehar (3.1 km) and Ban Bhangoh (3.8 km).

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

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