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About Bani Village

Bani is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 139 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, 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 Nalagarh
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 148.37 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 139
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is the 108th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 148.37 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bani

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

Bani lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 15 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 Kiratpur Sahib 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 18 km
Nearest town Baddi 28 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Bani

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 Bani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani village had a population of 276. That makes it the 108th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Bani village has 139 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Bani covers 148.37 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Bani is Kiratpur Sahib, about 15 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 Bani.

Bani 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.

Bani is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 15 km away. Nalagarh is about 18 km away. Baddi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bah (under 2 km), Talao (under 2 km) and Gharyach (under 2 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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