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About Banuna Village

Banuna is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 76 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banuna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171019
Area (hectares) 217.28 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 76
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banuna compares

By the 2011 count Banuna is the 92nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 217.28 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Banuna

Banuna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banuna 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 Banuna from other places

Banuna lies about 19 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 Banuna
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Banuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banuna village had a population of 149. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Banuna village has 76 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banuna has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Banuna is 171019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banuna covers 217.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banuna falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Banuna 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 Banuna.

Banuna is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banuna is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Banuna (under 2 km), Bagri (under 2 km) and Gadheri (under 2 km).

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

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