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About Banwaria Village

Banwaria is a large village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,151, made up of 1,007 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares.

Banwaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banwaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 2,151
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
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 Banwaria compares

By the 2011 count Banwaria is the 28th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Banwaria

Banwaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banwaria 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 Banwaria from other places

Banwaria lies about 30 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 16 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 Banwaria
Nearest town Bahādurganj 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 14 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 16 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 30 km

Villages closest to Banwaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banwaria village had a population of 2,151. That makes it the 28th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Banwaria village has 1,007 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banwaria has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Banwaria covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banwaria falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banwaria is Pawakhali, about 16 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 Banwaria.

Banwaria is about 30 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banwaria is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahādurganj is about 7.9 km away. Dighalbank is about 14 km away. Pawakhali 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 Ghangra (under 2 km), Kurhaili (2.4 km) and Gurhmurha (3.1 km).

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

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