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About Bann Village

Bann is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 451 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bann Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bann village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 451
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bann compares

By the 2011 count Bann is the 48th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Bann

The census records public bus service for Bann 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bann from other places

Bann lies about 43 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Manwal, about 16 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 Bann
Nearest railway station Manwal 16 km
Nearest town Sāmba 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 26 km
District headquarters Kathua 43 km

Villages closest to Bann

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bann village had a population of 846. That makes it the 48th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Bann village has 451 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bann has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Bann is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bann covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bann falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bann is Manwal, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bann.

Bann is about 43 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bann is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Manwal is about 16 km away. Sāmba is about 21 km away. Hiranagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukund Pur (4.0 km), Chak Rangi (6.0 km) and Rakh Sarkar Jar Bagni (7.0 km).

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

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