About Bani Basa Village

Bani Basa is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 171 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bani Basa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani Basa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	171213
Area (hectares)	39.21 hectares
Population	315
Male Population	171
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	842
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani Basa compares

By the 2011 count Bani Basa is the 33rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 39.21 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bani Basa

Bani Basa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bani Basa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bani Basa from other places

Bani Basa lies about 39 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 Bani Basa
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	6.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	39 km

Villages closest to Bani Basa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nankhari 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 Bani Basa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani Basa village had a population of 315. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Bani Basa village has 171 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani Basa has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bani Basa is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bani Basa covers 39.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bani Basa falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bani Basa.

Bani Basa is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bani Basa is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 6.6 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.