About Banian Village

Banian is a large village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,125, made up of 1,093 males and 1,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Khadur Sahib
Pincode	143115
Area (hectares)	353 hectares
Population	2,125
Male Population	1,093
Female Population	1,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banian compares

By the 2011 count Banian is the 32nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Banian

Banian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banian 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 10+ 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 13 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Khadur Sahib, about 6.3 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	Khadur Sahib	6.3 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla Gurū	13 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	13 km

Villages closest to Banian

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

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Common questions about Banian

As per the Census of India 2011, Banian village had a population of 2,125. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Banian village has 1,093 males and 1,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banian has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Banian is 143115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banian covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banian falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Banian is Khadur Sahib, about 6.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Banian.

Banian is about 13 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banian is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Khadur Sahib is about 6.3 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 13 km away. Tarn Taran is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.