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About Bani Village

Bani is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 59 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, 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 Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 59
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is the 67th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1045.

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 <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 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
District headquarters Solan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 12 km

Villages closest to Bani

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 Bani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani village had a population of 111. That makes it the 67th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Bani village has 59 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 881 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 Bani is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bani covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bani falls under Krishangarh 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 <5 km distance 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 Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 5.1 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Krishangarh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baniara (under 2 km), Anji (under 2 km) and Jatrog (2.0 km).

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

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