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About Banjyani Village

Banjyani is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 2 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjyani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjyani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246431
Area (hectares) 13.54 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 2
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjyani compares

By the 2011 count Banjyani is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 13.54 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Banjyani

Banjyani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banjyani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banjyani from other places

Banjyani lies about 48 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 66 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 Banjyani
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 9.4 km
District headquarters Chamoli 48 km
Nearest town Pauri 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 66 km

Villages closest to Banjyani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjyani village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Banjyani village has 2 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjyani has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Banjyani is 246431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjyani covers 13.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banjyani falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Banjyani is Ramnagar, about 66 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banjyani.

Banjyani is about 48 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjyani is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 9.4 km away. Chamoli is about 48 km away. Pauri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajyani (under 2 km), Rohira (under 2 km) and Bina (2.1 km).

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

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