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About Banbira Village

Banbira is one of the larger villages in Morwa tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,224, made up of 3,301 males and 2,923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares.

Banbira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banbira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Morwa
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 6,224
Male Population 3,301
Female Population 2,923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banbira compares

By the 2011 count Banbira is the 9th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,141 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 28 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 929.

Getting to Banbira

Banbira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banbira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Banbira from other places

Banbira lies about 22 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Shahpur Patori, about 9.8 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 Banbira
Nearest railway station Shahpur Patori 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Morwa 11 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 18 km
District headquarters Samastipur 22 km

Villages closest to Banbira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banbira village had a population of 6,224. That makes it the 9th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,141 residents.

Banbira village has 3,301 males and 2,923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banbira has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Banbira covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banbira falls under Morwa tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banbira is Shahpur Patori, about 9.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banbira.

Banbira is about 22 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banbira is in Morwa tehsil of Samastipur district. Shahpur Patori is about 9.8 km away. Morwa is about 11 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumaia (under 2 km), Larua (under 2 km) and Dadanpur (1.7 km).

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

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