About Banona Village

Banona is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 96 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banona village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Pachhad
Pincode	173024
Area (hectares)	336 hectares
Population	195
Male Population	96
Female Population	99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
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 Banona compares

By the 2011 count Banona is the 94th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 336 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Banona

Banona is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banona 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 Banona from other places

Banona lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 17 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 Banona
Nearest town	Solan	17 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachhad	22 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	22 km

Villages closest to Banona

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.

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Common questions about Banona

As per the Census of India 2011, Banona village had a population of 195. That makes it the 94th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Banona village has 96 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banona has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

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

Banona covers 336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banona falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banona is Salogra, about 17 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 Banona.

Banona is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banona is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Solan is about 17 km away. Salogra is about 17 km away. Pachhad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.