About Bana Village

Bana is a large village in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,148, made up of 1,637 males and 1,511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2638.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bana village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Reasi
Tehsil	Gool Gulabgarh
Pincode	185132
Area (hectares)	2638.2 hectares
Population	3,148
Male Population	1,637
Female Population	1,511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bana compares

By the 2011 count Bana is the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 2638.2 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bana

Bana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bana from other places

Bana lies about 30 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 27 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 Bana
Tehsil headquarters	Gool Gulabgarh	10 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	27 km
District headquarters	Reasi	30 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	38 km

Villages closest to Bana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bana village had a population of 3,148. That makes it the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Bana village has 1,637 males and 1,511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bana has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bana is 185132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bana covers 2638.2 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.

Bana falls under Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bana is Dugga, about 27 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bana.

Bana is about 30 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bana is in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district. Gool Gulabgarh is about 10 km away. Dugga is about 27 km away. Reasi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.