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About Banwar Village

Banwar is a large village in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,277, made up of 1,101 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares.

Banwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banwar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 2,277
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banwar compares

By the 2011 count Banwar is the 40th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Banwar

Banwar 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 Banwar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banwar from other places

Banwar lies about 20 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Daudpur, about 2.4 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 Banwar
Nearest railway station Daudpur 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhi 5.3 km
Nearest town Revelganj 12 km
District headquarters Saran 20 km

Villages closest to Banwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banwar village had a population of 2,277. That makes it the 40th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Banwar village has 1,101 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banwar has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Banwar covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banwar falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banwar is Daudpur, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Banwar.

Banwar is about 20 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banwar is in Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Daudpur is about 2.4 km away. Manjhi is about 5.3 km away. Revelganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangra (under 2 km), Bataraha (under 2 km) and Harakhpura (under 2 km).

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

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