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About Banari Village

Banari is a mid sized village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 283 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 181.33 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 283
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Banari compares

By the 2011 count Banari is the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 181.33 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Banari

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

Banari lies about 28 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 36 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 Banari
Nearest town Mussoorie 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 28 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 28 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 36 km

Villages closest to Banari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banari village had a population of 586. That makes it the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Banari village has 283 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banari has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Banari is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banari covers 181.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banari falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Banari is Dehradun, about 36 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 Banari.

Banari is about 28 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banari is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 21 km away. Chiniyalisaur is about 28 km away. Uttarkashi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumrada (4.3 km), Jokhoni (4.5 km) and Mangar Gaon (5.1 km).

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

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