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About Bana Koti Village

Bana Koti is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 104 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bana Koti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bana Koti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Dadahu
Pincode 173022
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 104
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bana Koti compares

By the 2011 count Bana Koti is the 27th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1006.

Getting to Bana Koti

Bana Koti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bana Koti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bana Koti from other places

Bana Koti lies about 5.7 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 39 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 Bana Koti
District headquarters Sirmaur 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadahu 8.4 km
Nearest town Nāhan 14 km
Nearest railway station Barog 39 km

Villages closest to Bana Koti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dadahu 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 Bana Koti

As per the Census of India 2011, Bana Koti village had a population of 224. That makes it the 27th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Bana Koti village has 104 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bana Koti has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bana Koti is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bana Koti covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bana Koti falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bana Koti is Barog, about 39 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bana Koti.

Bana Koti is about 5.7 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bana Koti is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 5.7 km away. Dadahu is about 8.4 km away. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandal (under 2 km), Brahan Chunkhar (1.6 km) and Jenchah Majhai (1.7 km).

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

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