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About Banchehri Village

Banchehri is a large village in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,993, made up of 2,079 males and 1,914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banchehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banchehri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Pincode 845101
Area (hectares) 430.2 hectares
Population 3,993
Male Population 2,079
Female Population 1,914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banchehri compares

By the 2011 count Banchehri is the 20th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 430.2 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Banchehri

Banchehri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banchehri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banchehri from other places

Banchehri lies about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Sriram, about 11 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 Banchehri
Nearest railway station Gauri Sriram 11 km
Nearest town Bettiah 24 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 34 km

Villages closest to Banchehri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banchehri village had a population of 3,993. That makes it the 20th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Banchehri village has 2,079 males and 1,914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banchehri has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Banchehri is 845101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banchehri covers 430.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banchehri falls under Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banchehri is Gauri Sriram, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Banchehri.

Banchehri is about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banchehri is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gauri Sriram is about 11 km away. Bettiah is about 24 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaimabandh (under 2 km), Garahia (6.5 km) and Pipardarhi (7.1 km).

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

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