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About Banali Village

Banali is a mid sized village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,315, made up of 654 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249145
Area (hectares) 416.18 hectares
Population 1,315
Male Population 654
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 Banali compares

By the 2011 count Banali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 416.18 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Banali

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

Banali lies about 20 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 13 km
Nearest town Rāipur 19 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 20 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 20 km

Villages closest to Banali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanaulti 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 1,315. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Banali village has 654 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banali has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Banali is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banali covers 416.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banali falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Banali is Harrawala, about 20 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 Banali.

Banali is about 20 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banali is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 13 km away. Rāipur is about 19 km away. Harrawala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathiyan Gaon (2.3 km), Pujar Gaon (4.6 km) and Pasani (5.0 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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