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About Banaha Dhini Village

Banaha Dhini is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 12 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,583 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banaha Dhini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaha Dhini village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 12
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,583
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banaha Dhini compares

By the 2011 count Banaha Dhini is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 951.

Getting to Banaha Dhini

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

Banaha Dhini lies about 20 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 40 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 Banaha Dhini
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 20 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 20 km
Nearest town Nāhan 40 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 40 km

Villages closest to Banaha Dhini

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachhad 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 Banaha Dhini

As per the Census of India 2011, Banaha Dhini village had a population of 31. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Banaha Dhini village has 12 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaha Dhini has about 1583 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Banaha Dhini is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banaha Dhini covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banaha Dhini falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banaha Dhini is Salogra, about 40 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 Banaha Dhini.

Banaha Dhini is about 20 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banaha Dhini is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 20 km away. Sirmaur is about 20 km away. Nāhan is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohala (4.0 km), Ghirad Sandrhol (4.7 km) and Bhailan (9.6 km).

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

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