About Bani Village

Bani is a large village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,093, made up of 1,084 males and 1,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 689 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bani
Pincode	184206
Area (hectares)	689 hectares
Population	2,093
Male Population	1,084
Female Population	1,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is the 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 689 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bani

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

Bani lies about 25 km from Sujānpur, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 22 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	Kathua	22 km
Nearest town	Sujānpur	25 km

Villages closest to Bani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani village had a population of 2,093. That makes it the 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Bani village has 1,084 males and 1,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Bani is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bani covers 689 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bani falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bani is Kathua, about 22 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 Bani.

Bani is about 25 km from Sujānpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bani is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Kathua is about 22 km away. Sujānpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.