About Bhanra Village

Bhanra is a mid sized village in Chanan tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 790 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares.

Bhanra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Chanan
Area (hectares)	206 hectares
Population	1,488
Male Population	790
Female Population	698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bhanra compares

By the 2011 count Bhanra is the 15th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 588 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Bhanra

Bhanra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhanra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanra from other places

Bhanra lies about 117 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Methai, about 1.9 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 Bhanra
Nearest railway station	Methai	1.9 km
Nearest town	Madhepura	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanan	32 km
District headquarters	Banka	117 km

Villages closest to Bhanra

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

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Common questions about Bhanra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanra village had a population of 1,488. That makes it the 15th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 588 residents.

Bhanra village has 790 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanra has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Bhanra covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhanra falls under Chanan tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhanra is Methai, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanra.

Bhanra is about 117 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanra is in Chanan tehsil of Banka district. Methai is about 1.9 km away. Madhepura is about 5.6 km away. Chanan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.