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About Banchauri Village

Banchauri is one of the larger villages in Dumra tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,376, made up of 2,756 males and 2,620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banchauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banchauri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Dumra
Pincode 843302
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 5,376
Male Population 2,756
Female Population 2,620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banchauri compares

By the 2011 count Banchauri is the 15th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Banchauri

The census records public bus service for Banchauri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Azamgarh Nagwan Tolajagdishpur, Bachharpur, Bairbas and Bakhri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Banchauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Banchauri village had a population of 5,376. That makes it the 15th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents.

Banchauri village has 2,756 males and 2,620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banchauri has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Banchauri is 843302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banchauri covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banchauri falls under Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Banchauri notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Banchauri.

Banchauri is in Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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