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| name = Bani<br />
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| settlement_type = Village and Tehsil<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|32.70|N|75.80|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kathua district|Kathua]]<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 184206<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
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'''Bani''' is a village and a [[tehsil]] in the [[Kathua district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Bani Tehsil - Kathua| url = https://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/29-bani-kathua-jammu-and-kashmir.html| access-date = 25 April 2019}}</ref> The place is best known for Shakti Mata Mandir which have rich history. The place has many legendary temples like Jorian Wali Mata, Doullah Mata, Dhaji Mata, Galu Mata, Famous Shiv temple at Chaunri etc. The place is 'Land of Gods'. <br />
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The village has huge potential for tourism with places like [[Sarthal valley]], Dhaggar, Khajiar, Gatti Dam etc. People can trek to Tranglote, a mountain famous for Naag devta. The place has a glacier known as Vaskund which tributes Sewa River. A facebook page by the name Mesmerizing Bani has been dedicated to the place.<br />
<ref>Mesmerizing Bani</ref> <br />
<ref>https://www.facebook.com/MesmerizingBani/</ref> <br />
==Banking Facilities==<br />
* [[State Bank of India|SBI]], Bani<ref>https://m.economictimes.com/wealth/ifsccode/bank-state-bank-of-india,state-jammu-and-kashmir,district-kathua,branch-bani,ifsccode-SBIN0011891.cms</ref><br />
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Jammu and Kashmir bank limited Bani.<br />
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Punjab National Bank Bani.<br />
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J&K cooperative Bank Bani.<br />
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J&K Garman Bank Duggan.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Bani tehsil]]<br />
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{{Jammu and Kashmir}}<br />
{{Kathua district}}<br />
{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br />
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