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About Banchhilli Village

Banchhilli is a small village in Modanganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 238 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares.

Banchhilli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banchhilli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Modanganj
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 238
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banchhilli compares

By the 2011 count Banchhilli is the 45th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 69 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Banchhilli

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

Banchhilli lies about 18 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 8.6 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 Banchhilli
Nearest railway station Ekangarsarai 8.6 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Modanganj 18 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 18 km

Villages closest to Banchhilli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banchhilli village had a population of 482. That makes it the 45th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Banchhilli village has 238 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banchhilli has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Banchhilli covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 69 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banchhilli falls under Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banchhilli is Ekangarsarai, about 8.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banchhilli.

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

Banchhilli is in Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ekangarsarai is about 8.6 km away. Islāmpur is about 14 km away. Modanganj 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 Bhimalpur (under 2 km), Arhit (under 2 km) and Bishunpur Okri (under 2 km).

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

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