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About Banbhui Village

Banbhui is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,768, made up of 920 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares.

Banbhui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banbhui village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 1,768
Male Population 920
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banbhui compares

By the 2011 count Banbhui is the 60th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Banbhui

Banbhui is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Banbhui as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Banbhui from other places

Banbhui lies about 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about under 2 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 Banbhui
Nearest railway station Dhachna under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 5.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 16 km
District headquarters Katihar 41 km

Villages closest to Banbhui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banbhui village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 60th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Banbhui village has 920 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banbhui has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Banbhui covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banbhui falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banbhui is Dhachna, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Banbhui.

Banbhui is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banbhui is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about under 2 km away. Barsoi is about 5.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhachna (under 2 km), Karimganj (under 2 km) and Kharua (under 2 km).

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

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