About Banni Village

Banni is a large village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,661, made up of 2,440 males and 2,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Pincode	802128
Area (hectares)	312 hectares
Population	4,661
Male Population	2,440
Female Population	2,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banni compares

By the 2011 count Banni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Banni

Banni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Banni from other places

Banni lies about 26 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, about 18 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 Banni
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Chausa	18 km
District headquarters	Buxar	26 km

Villages closest to Banni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banni village had a population of 4,661. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Banni village has 2,440 males and 2,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banni has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Banni is 802128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banni covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banni falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banni is Chausa, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banni.

Banni is about 26 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banni is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 7.4 km away. Chausa is about 18 km away. Buxar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.