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About Banas Village

Banas is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 133 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,466 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banas village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 93.34 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 133
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,466
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 Banas compares

By the 2011 count Banas is the 87th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 93.34 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Banas

Banas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banas 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 Banas from other places

Banas lies about 53 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 64 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 Banas
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 14 km
Nearest town Pauri 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 53 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 64 km

Villages closest to Banas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banas village had a population of 328. That makes it the 87th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Banas village has 133 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banas has about 1466 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Banas is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banas covers 93.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banas falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Banas is Kotdwara, about 64 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 Banas.

Banas is about 53 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banas is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 14 km away. Pauri is about 22 km away. Garhwal is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagdi (under 2 km), Jaakh (under 2 km) and Paithani (under 2 km).

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

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