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About Bani Lodhi Village

Bani Lodhi is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,563, made up of 1,319 males and 1,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bani Lodhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani Lodhi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 2,563
Male Population 1,319
Female Population 1,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bani Lodhi compares

By the 2011 count Bani Lodhi is the 23rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bani Lodhi

Bani Lodhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bani Lodhi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bani Lodhi from other places

Bani Lodhi lies about 30 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sarna, about 5.0 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 Lodhi
Nearest railway station Sarna 5.0 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 11 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Bani Lodhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani Lodhi village had a population of 2,563. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Bani Lodhi village has 1,319 males and 1,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani Lodhi has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bani Lodhi is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bani Lodhi covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bani Lodhi falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bani Lodhi is Sarna, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bani Lodhi.

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

Bani Lodhi is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sarna is about 5.0 km away. Sujānpur is about 7.4 km away. Pathankot is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (under 2 km), Sherpur Giddarpur (under 2 km) and Aima Mughlan (under 2 km).

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

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