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Bana

Dhari mandal
Pincode 263132
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LGD code
54924
Pincode
263132
Post office
Bhowali
Population
863
Households
148
Literacy rate
76.7%
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000♂
Workers
482
Distance to district centre
30 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
144 km
Distance to Delhi
248 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 49 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Ashgoli Governnment Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bana compares

By population, Bana ranks #18 of 109 villages in Dhari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
76.7%
+7.6% vs mandal average
Bana
76.7%
Dhari mandal
69.1%
Nainital district
73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
−9 vs mandal average
Bana
944
Dhari mandal
953
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
Bana
5.8
Dhari mandal
5.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bana at a glance

Bana is a village of 863 people in 148 households (Census 2011) in Dhari tehsil, Nainital district, Uttarakhand, the 18th-largest of 109 villages in Dhari tehsil. Literacy is 77%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 69% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Nainital district centre, 4 km from Basera, the nearest town, 49 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263132, served by Bhowali post office; the LGD village code is 54924. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ashgoli Governnment Hospital, 4 km away. The population is estimated at 1,017 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Buri Bana

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bana · this village86377%
Rana · Bindki2,05265%0 km N
Jakh · Bagwalipokhar34359%0 km N
Rana · Koil1,39962%0 km N
Dank · Bagwalipokhar1146%0 km N
Rana · Dwarahat22462%0 km N
Kona · Meja1,98064%0.7 km W

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Key facts — Bana

LGD code
54924
Pincode
263132
Post office
Bhowali
Population (Census 2011)
863
Population (projected 2026)
1,017
Households
148
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
944
Literacy rate
76.7%
Coordinates
29.76746°N, 79.38996°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dwarahat
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Block / Mandal
Dhari
Getting there

How to reach Bana

Mandal centre
Dhari · ≈ 3.8 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nainital · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 2 min by car · 1 h 14 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,031 people
Basera · ≈ 3.8 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun144 kmcapital
  • Delhi248 km
  • Kolkata1200 km
  • Mumbai1359 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar49 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet14 km
  • Hospital / PHCAshgoli Governnment Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila19 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil14 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College39 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station42 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bana

8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

  • 🛕Bandeo Temple, DwarahatTemple3.7 km ↗
  • 🛕Bandeo TempleTemple3.7 km ↗
  • 🛕Badrinath Group of Temples, DwarahatTemple3.7 km ↗
  • 🛕Maniyan Group of Temples, UttarakhandTemple3.8 km ↗
  • 🛕Mritunjaya Group of Temples, DwarahatTemple3.8 km ↗
  • 🛕Kacheri group of templesTemple3.8 km ↗
  • 🛕Kacheri Group of Temples, DwarahatTemple3.9 km ↗
  • 🛕Ratan Deo Group of Temples, DwarahatTemple3.9 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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