About Banaun Village

Banaun is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 76 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	155
Male Population	76
Female Population	79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banaun compares

By the 2011 count Banaun is the 156th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Banaun

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

Banaun lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 9.1 km away. 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 Banaun
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	13 km

Villages closest to Banaun

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.

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Common questions about Banaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Banaun village had a population of 155. That makes it the 156th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Banaun village has 76 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaun has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Banaun is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banaun covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Banaun is Jutogh, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Banaun.

Banaun is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banaun is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 9.1 km away. Shimla Rural is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.