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About Banal Village

Banal is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 14 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 23.97 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 14
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Banal compares

By the 2011 count Banal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 23.97 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 918.

Getting to Banal

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

Banal lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Banal
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 19 km
Nearest town Baddi 29 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Banal

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.

Common questions about Banal

As per the Census of India 2011, Banal village had a population of 29. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Banal village has 14 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banal has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Banal is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banal covers 23.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Banal is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Banal.

Banal is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Nalagarh is about 19 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakruri (under 2 km), Jamrari (under 2 km) and Koeri (under 2 km).

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

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