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About Banyad Village

Banyad is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 154 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banyad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banyad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 215.65 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 154
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Banyad compares

By the 2011 count Banyad is the 72nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 215.65 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Banyad

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

Banyad lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 34 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 Banyad
Nearest town Sundarnagar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 33 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 40 km

Villages closest to Banyad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banyad village had a population of 296. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Banyad village has 154 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banyad has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Banyad is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banyad covers 215.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banyad falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banyad is Jutogh, about 34 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 Banyad.

Banyad is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banyad is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 21 km away. Thunag is about 33 km away. Jutogh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patak (2.2 km), Majhwal (4.7 km) and D P F Dhawara (5.7 km).

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

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