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About Banreri Village

Banreri is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 2 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banreri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banreri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 2
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Banreri compares

By the 2011 count Banreri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Banreri

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

Banreri lies about 2.7 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 Banreri
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 2.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 2.7 km

Villages closest to Banreri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Banreri

As per the Census of India 2011, Banreri village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Banreri village has 2 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banreri has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Banreri is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banreri covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banreri falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Banreri is about 2.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banreri is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 2.7 km away. Shimla is about 2.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banreru (under 2 km), Badfar (under 2 km) and Jangal Badfar I (under 2 km).

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

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