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About Bani Village

Bani is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 63 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 63
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is the 144th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bani

Bani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bani as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 from other places

Bani lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 5.0 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
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 5.0 km
District headquarters Solan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 18 km

Villages closest to Bani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani village had a population of 114. That makes it the 144th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Bani village has 63 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bani is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bani covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bani falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bani is Kathleeghat, about 5.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bani.

Bani is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bani is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 5.0 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Arki is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Bani (under 2 km), Mahol (2.0 km) and Rachhakra (2.0 km).

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

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