About Banah Village

Banah is a mid sized village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 475 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	301.23 hectares
Population	932
Male Population	475
Female Population	457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 Banah compares

By the 2011 count Banah is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 301.23 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Banah

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

Banah lies about 31 km from Shimla. 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 Banah
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	31 km
District headquarters	Shimla	31 km

Villages closest to Banah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banah village had a population of 932. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Banah village has 475 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banah has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Banah is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banah covers 301.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banah falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Banah notes the nearest railway station 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 Banah.

Banah is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banah is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Cheta is about 31 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.