About Bana Village

Bana is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 444 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bana village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Dhari
Pincode	263137
Area (hectares)	196.37 hectares
Population	863
Male Population	444
Female Population	419
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 Bana compares

By the 2011 count Bana is the 28th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 196.37 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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 99 km from Nainital, 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 Bana
Nearest town	Kotdwāra	15 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhari	17 km
District headquarters	Nainital	99 km

Villages closest to Bana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhari 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 863. That makes it the 28th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Bana village has 444 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bana has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bana is 263137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bana covers 196.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bana falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bana 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bana.

Bana is about 99 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bana is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Kotdwāra is about 15 km away. Kotdwara is about 15 km away. Dhari is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.