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About Banjni Village

Banjni is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 232 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 232
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Banjni compares

By the 2011 count Banjni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Banjni

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

Banjni 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 Banjni
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 Banjni

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 Banjni

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjni village had a population of 445. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Banjni village has 232 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjni has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Banjni is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjni covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Banjni 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 Banjni.

Banjni 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.

Banjni 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 Banjani (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 Banjni today is likely to be higher.

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