About Banswara Village

Banswara is a large village in Hanumannagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,577, made up of 2,422 males and 2,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541 hectares hectares.

Banswara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banswara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Hanumannagar
Area (hectares)	541 hectares
Population	4,577
Male Population	2,422
Female Population	2,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Banswara compares

By the 2011 count Banswara is the 8th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents. Its 541 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Banswara

Banswara 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 Banswara 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 Banswara from other places

Banswara lies about 108 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Motihari Court, about 4.0 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 Banswara
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Motihari Court	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hanumannagar	27 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	108 km

Villages closest to Banswara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banswara village had a population of 4,577. That makes it the 8th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents.

Banswara village has 2,422 males and 2,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banswara has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Banswara covers 541 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banswara falls under Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banswara is Motihari Court, about 4.0 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 Banswara.

Banswara is about 108 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banswara is in Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Mothīhāri is about 3.8 km away. Motihari Court is about 4.0 km away. Hanumannagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.