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About Banahi Village

Banahi is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,479, made up of 767 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Banahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,479
Male Population 767
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Banahi compares

By the 2011 count Banahi is the 63rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Banahi

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

Banahi lies about 28 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 8.4 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 Banahi
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 8.9 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 28 km

Villages closest to Banahi

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 Banahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Banahi village had a population of 1,479. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Banahi village has 767 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banahi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Banahi covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banahi falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banahi is Dev Road Halt, about 8.4 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 Banahi.

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

Banahi is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 8.4 km away. Rafiganj is about 8.9 km away. Aurangabad 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 Karman (2.1 km), Sihuli (2.2 km) and Parrahi Salempur (2.3 km).

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

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