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About Banethi Village

Banethi is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 140 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banethi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banethi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 140
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banethi compares

By the 2011 count Banethi is the 60th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Banethi

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

Banethi lies about 17 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 34 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 Banethi
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 8.4 km
Nearest town Nāhan 8.4 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 17 km
Nearest railway station Barog 34 km

Villages closest to Banethi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banethi village had a population of 274. That makes it the 60th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Banethi village has 140 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banethi has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Banethi is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banethi covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banethi falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banethi is Barog, about 34 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 Banethi.

Banethi is about 17 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banethi is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 8.4 km away. Nāhan is about 8.4 km away. Sirmaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulchhet (under 2 km), Bohal (under 2 km) and Chhamla (under 2 km).

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

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