About Bana Village

Bana is one of the larger villages in Sridungargarh tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,693, made up of 2,903 males and 2,790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3007.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bana village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Tehsil	Sridungargarh
Pincode	331803
Area (hectares)	3007.72 hectares
Population	5,693
Male Population	2,903
Female Population	2,790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bana compares

By the 2011 count Bana is the 6th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents. Its 3007.72 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bana

Bana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bana 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 Bana from other places

Bana lies about 71 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Shri Dungargarh, about 11 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
Nearest railway station	Shri Dungargarh	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sridungargarh	13 km
Nearest town	Sri Dūngargarh	13 km
District headquarters	Bikaner	71 km

Villages closest to Bana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sridungargarh 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 5,693. That makes it the 6th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents.

Bana village has 2,903 males and 2,790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bana has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bana is 331803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bana covers 3007.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bana falls under Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bana is Shri Dungargarh, about 11 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 Bana.

Bana is about 71 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bana is in Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district. Shri Dungargarh is about 11 km away. Sridungargarh is about 13 km away. Sri Dūngargarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.