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About Bancholha Village

Bancholha is a mid sized village in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,549, made up of 828 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bancholha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bancholha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Saur Bazar
Pincode 852221
Area (hectares) 136.01 hectares
Population 1,549
Male Population 828
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bancholha compares

By the 2011 count Bancholha is the 31st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 136.01 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bancholha

Bancholha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bancholha as Available within 5 - 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 Bancholha from other places

Bancholha lies about 11 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baijnathpur, about 4.5 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 Bancholha
Nearest railway station Baijnathpur 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Saur Bazar 10 km
District headquarters Saharsa 11 km

Villages closest to Bancholha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bancholha village had a population of 1,549. That makes it the 31st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Bancholha village has 828 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bancholha has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bancholha is 852221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bancholha covers 136.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bancholha falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bancholha is Baijnathpur, about 4.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bancholha.

Bancholha is about 11 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bancholha is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Baijnathpur is about 4.5 km away. Saur Bazar is about 10 km away. Saharsa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuri (2.2 km), Gamharia (4.7 km) and Tiri (5.2 km).

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

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