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About Banli Village

Banli is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 166 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 166
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banli compares

By the 2011 count Banli is the 25th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Banli

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

Banli lies about 15 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 12 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 Banli
Nearest railway station Salogra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 15 km
District headquarters Solan 15 km

Villages closest to Banli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banli village had a population of 346. That makes it the 25th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Banli village has 166 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banli has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Banli covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banli falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banli is Salogra, about 12 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 Banli.

Banli is about 15 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banli is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 12 km away. Darlaghat is about 15 km away. Solan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badahal (under 2 km), Badog (under 2 km) and Batehr (1.9 km).

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

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