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About Banian Village

Banian is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 430 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143111
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 430
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banian compares

By the 2011 count Banian is the 110th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 923.

Getting to Banian

The census records public bus service for Banian as Available within 5 - 10 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 Banian from other places

Banian lies about 29 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Butari, about 2.1 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 Banian
Nearest railway station Butari 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 8.8 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 29 km

Villages closest to Banian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banian village had a population of 826. That makes it the 110th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Banian village has 430 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banian has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Banian is 143111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banian covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banian falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Banian is Butari, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banian.

Banian is about 29 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banian is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Butari is about 2.1 km away. Baba Bakala is about 8.8 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhulka (under 2 km), Madh (under 2 km) and Jharu Nangal (2.1 km).

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

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