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About Banathi Village

Banathi is a small village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 137 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banathi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Pincode 841414
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 137
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banathi compares

By the 2011 count Banathi is the 87th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Banathi

Banathi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banathi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banathi from other places

Banathi lies about 30 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about under 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 Banathi
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 5.4 km
Nearest town Chāpra 5.4 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km

Villages closest to Banathi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banathi village had a population of 268. That makes it the 87th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Banathi village has 137 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banathi has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Banathi is 841414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banathi covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banathi falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banathi is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Banathi.

Banathi is about 30 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banathi is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about under 2 km away. Chapra is about 5.4 km away. Chāpra is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaria (under 2 km), Balgarha (under 2 km) and Tenua (under 2 km).

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

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