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About Bana Village

Bana is a mid sized village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 362 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 196.84 hectares
Population 724
Male Population 362
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Bana compares

By the 2011 count Bana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 196.84 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Bana

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

Bana lies about 48 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 62 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 Almora 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 29 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 48 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 62 km

Villages closest to Bana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bana village had a population of 724. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Bana village has 362 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bana has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Bana is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bana covers 196.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bana falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bana is Kathgodam, about 62 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 Bana.

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

Bana is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 24 km away. Berinag is about 29 km away. Pithoragarh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdoli (3.4 km), Darmet (4.4 km) and Tana Echalet (5.1 km).

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

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