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About Banni Village

Banni is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 303 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banni village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140123
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 303
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 Banni compares

By the 2011 count Banni is the 117th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Banni

The census records public bus service for Banni 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 Banni from other places

Banni lies about 32 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 15 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 Banni
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 21 km
Nearest town Baddi 28 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 32 km

Villages closest to Banni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banni village had a population of 594. That makes it the 117th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Banni village has 303 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banni has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Banni is 140123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banni covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banni falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Banni is Kiratpur Sahib, about 15 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 Banni.

Banni is about 32 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banni is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 15 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 21 km away. Baddi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalhoti (1.7 km), Bhaini (2.7 km) and Thana (2.7 km).

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

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