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About Banali Village

Banali is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 64 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,406 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 165.6 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 64
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,406
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banali compares

By the 2011 count Banali is the 137th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 165.6 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1139.

Getting to Banali

Banali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Banali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Banali from other places

Banali lies about 7.6 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, 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 Banali
District headquarters Garhwal 7.6 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 15 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 15 km

Villages closest to Banali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banali village had a population of 154. That makes it the 137th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Banali village has 64 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banali has about 1406 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Banali is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banali covers 165.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banali falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Banali is Kotdwara, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Banali.

Banali is about 7.6 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banali is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 7.6 km away. Kotdwāra is about 15 km away. Kotdwara is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadda (under 2 km), Hathnur (under 2 km) and Dabarana (under 2 km).

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

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