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About Bani Bakholi Village

Bani Bakholi is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 49 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bani Bakholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani Bakholi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 49
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani Bakholi compares

By the 2011 count Bani Bakholi is the 196th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bani Bakholi

Bani Bakholi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bani Bakholi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bani Bakholi from other places

Bani Bakholi lies about 31 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 16 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 Bani Bakholi
Nearest railway station Koti 16 km
Nearest town Solan 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 31 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 31 km

Villages closest to Bani Bakholi

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 Bani Bakholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani Bakholi village had a population of 95. That makes it the 196th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Bani Bakholi village has 49 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani Bakholi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bani Bakholi is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bani Bakholi covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bani Bakholi falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bani Bakholi is Koti, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bani Bakholi.

Bani Bakholi is about 31 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bani Bakholi is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Koti is about 16 km away. Solan is about 19 km away. Pachhad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banlog Chakli (under 2 km), Lafyog Tikri (under 2 km) and Kuina Katli (under 2 km).

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

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