About Bani Village

Bani is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 85 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, 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	Kandaghat
Pincode	173215
Area (hectares)	104.67 hectares
Population	161
Male Population	85
Female Population	76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is the 74th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 104.67 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 967.

Getting to Bani

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

Bani lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 5.1 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	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	6.6 km
District headquarters	Solan	12 km

Villages closest to Bani

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.

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Common questions about Bani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani village had a population of 161. That makes it the 74th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Bani village has 85 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bani is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bani covers 104.67 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 Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bani is Kathleeghat, about 5.1 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 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 Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 5.1 km away. Kandaghat is about 6.6 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.