About Baniara Village

Baniara is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 50 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Krishangarh
Pincode	173206
Area (hectares)	63 hectares
Population	120
Male Population	50
Female Population	70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,400
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniara compares

By the 2011 count Baniara is the 58th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Baniara

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

Baniara 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 Baniara
Nearest railway station	Kathleeghat	5.1 km
District headquarters	Solan	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krishangarh	12 km

Villages closest to Baniara

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.

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Common questions about Baniara

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniara village had a population of 120. That makes it the 58th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Baniara village has 50 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniara has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Baniara is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniara covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Baniara 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 Baniara.

Baniara 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.

Baniara 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.