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About Banali Village

Banali is a mid sized village in Boniyar tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,952, made up of 1,024 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.5 hectares hectares.

Banali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banali village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Boniyar
Area (hectares) 112.5 hectares
Population 1,952
Male Population 1,024
Female Population 928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Banali compares

By the 2011 count Banali is the 13th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 112.5 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Banali

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

Banali lies about 17 km from Baramula. 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 Banali
Tehsil headquarters Boniyar 17 km
District headquarters Baramula 17 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 17 km

Villages closest to Banali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banali village had a population of 1,952. That makes it the 13th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Banali village has 1,024 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banali has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Banali covers 112.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banali falls under Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Banali notes the nearest railway station 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 Banali.

Banali is about 17 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banali is in Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district. Boniyar is about 17 km away. Baramula is about 17 km away. Bāramūla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dara Kujan (1.8 km), Salasan (1.9 km) and Pran Kutran (2.7 km).

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

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