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About Banjani Village

Banjani is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 104 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 58.21 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 104
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
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 Banjani compares

By the 2011 count Banjani is the 45th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 58.21 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Banjani

Banjani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banjani 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 Banjani from other places

Banjani lies about 14 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 5.3 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 Banjani
Nearest railway station Sonwara 5.3 km
Nearest town Kālka 9.9 km
District headquarters Solan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 14 km

Villages closest to Banjani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjani village had a population of 218. That makes it the 45th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Banjani village has 104 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjani has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Banjani is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjani covers 58.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banjani falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banjani is Sonwara, about 5.3 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 Banjani.

Banjani is about 14 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjani is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 5.3 km away. Kālka is about 9.9 km away. Solan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjni (under 2 km), Chanor (3.3 km) and Kumharari (3.5 km).

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

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