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About Banchar Khurd Village

Banchar Khurd is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,124, made up of 574 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Banchar Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banchar Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 1,124
Male Population 574
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banchar Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Banchar Khurd is the 95th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Banchar Khurd

Banchar Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banchar Khurd as Available within 5 - 10 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 Banchar Khurd from other places

Banchar Khurd lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 2.6 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 Banchar Khurd
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 9.0 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 18 km

Villages closest to Banchar Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj 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 Banchar Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Banchar Khurd village had a population of 1,124. That makes it the 95th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Banchar Khurd village has 574 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banchar Khurd has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Banchar Khurd covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banchar Khurd falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banchar Khurd is Dev Road Halt, about 2.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banchar Khurd.

Banchar Khurd is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banchar Khurd is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 2.6 km away. Rafiganj is about 9.0 km away. Aurangabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gothani (under 2 km), Garwa (under 2 km) and Kauakhap (under 2 km).

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

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