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About Banjni Village

Banjni is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 99 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173204, 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 Kasauli
Pincode 173204
Area (hectares) 51.92 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 99
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 the 70th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 51.92 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

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
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 5.3 km
Nearest town Kālka 9.9 km
District headquarters Solan 14 km

Villages closest to Banjni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasauli 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 190. That makes it the 70th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Banjni village has 99 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjni has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Banjni is 173204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjni covers 51.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banjni falls under Kasauli 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 Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kasauli is about 3.1 km away. Sonwara is about 5.3 km away. Kālka is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banian (under 2 km), Gandhol (under 2 km) and Ganol (under 2 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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