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About Banti Village

Banti is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 119 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173225
Area (hectares) 31.84 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 119
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Banti compares

By the 2011 count Banti is the 27th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 31.84 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Banti

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

Banti lies about 18 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 10 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 Banti
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 10 km
Nearest town Baddi 13 km
District headquarters Solan 18 km

Villages closest to Banti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banti village had a population of 225. That makes it the 27th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Banti village has 119 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banti has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Banti is 173225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banti covers 31.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banti falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banti is Sonwara, about 10 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 Banti.

Banti is about 18 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banti is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 4.3 km away. Sonwara is about 10 km away. Baddi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandh (under 2 km), Bhaogri (under 2 km) and Patta (1.5 km).

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

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