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About Banjaria Village

Banjaria is a large village in Banjaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,278, made up of 1,207 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Banjaria
Pincode 845431
Area (hectares) 26.1 hectares
Population 2,278
Male Population 1,207
Female Population 1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banjaria compares

By the 2011 count Banjaria is the 17th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,504 residents. Its 26.1 hectares work out to about 87 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Banjaria

Banjaria is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Banjaria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Banjaria from other places

Banjaria lies about 85 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 21 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 Banjaria
Nearest town Kataiya 13 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 21 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 85 km

Villages closest to Banjaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjaria village had a population of 2,278. That makes it the 17th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,504 residents.

Banjaria village has 1,207 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjaria has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Banjaria is 845431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjaria covers 26.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 87 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banjaria falls under Banjaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banjaria is Panchdeori Halt, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banjaria.

Banjaria is about 85 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjaria is in Banjaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kataiya is about 13 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 21 km away. Purba Champaran is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patkhaulia (5.6 km), Tarkulwa (7.0 km) and Bhela Chhapra (11 km).

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

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