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About Banata Village

Banata is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 149 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banata village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 86.78 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 149
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banata compares

By the 2011 count Banata is the 50th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 86.78 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Banata

Banata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banata as Available within 10+ 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 Banata from other places

Banata lies about 32 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 Banata
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Banata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banata village had a population of 284. That makes it the 50th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Banata village has 149 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banata has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Banata is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banata covers 86.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banata falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Banata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banata.

Banata is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banata is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 16 km away. Shimla 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 Badot (4.1 km), D P F Jangal Ori (5.4 km) and Johta (5.9 km).

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

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