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About Banarsi Village

Banarsi is a large village in Barh tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,527, made up of 1,928 males and 1,599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banarsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banarsi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Barh
Pincode 803213
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 3,527
Male Population 1,928
Female Population 1,599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banarsi compares

By the 2011 count Banarsi is the 15th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 59 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Banarsi

Banarsi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banarsi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banarsi from other places

Banarsi lies about 59 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Sahari, about 2.2 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 Banarsi
Tehsil headquarters Barh under 2 km
Nearest town Bārh under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sahari 2.2 km
District headquarters Patna 59 km

Villages closest to Banarsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banarsi village had a population of 3,527. That makes it the 15th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents.

Banarsi village has 1,928 males and 1,599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banarsi has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Banarsi is 803213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banarsi covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 59 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banarsi falls under Barh tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banarsi is Sahari, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Banarsi.

Banarsi is about 59 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banarsi is in Barh tehsil of Patna district. Barh is about under 2 km away. Bārh is about under 2 km away. Sahari is about 2.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahri (2.5 km), Nawada (2.6 km) and Bazidpur (2.9 km).

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

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