About Baniala Village

Baniala is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 390 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	148.48 hectares
Population	762
Male Population	390
Female Population	372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniala compares

By the 2011 count Baniala is the 34th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 148.48 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Baniala

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

Baniala lies about 50 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 9.9 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 Baniala
Nearest railway station	Bharatgarh	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	14 km
Nearest town	Baddi	25 km
District headquarters	Solan	50 km

Villages closest to Baniala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniala village had a population of 762. That makes it the 34th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Baniala village has 390 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniala has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Baniala is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniala covers 148.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baniala falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baniala is Bharatgarh, about 9.9 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 Baniala.

Baniala is about 50 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniala is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 9.9 km away. Nalagarh is about 14 km away. Baddi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.