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About Banthu Salona Village

Banthu Salona is a large village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,508, made up of 1,239 males and 1,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banthu Salona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banthu Salona village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Ziradei
Pincode 841237
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 2,508
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banthu Salona compares

By the 2011 count Banthu Salona is the 23rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Banthu Salona

Banthu Salona is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banthu Salona as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banthu Salona from other places

Banthu Salona lies about 14 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 9.2 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 Banthu Salona
Nearest railway station Jiradei 9.2 km
Nearest town Mairwa 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ziradei 14 km
District headquarters Siwan 14 km

Villages closest to Banthu Salona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ziradei 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 Banthu Salona

As per the Census of India 2011, Banthu Salona village had a population of 2,508. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Banthu Salona village has 1,239 males and 1,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banthu Salona has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Banthu Salona is 841237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banthu Salona covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banthu Salona falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banthu Salona is Jiradei, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banthu Salona.

Banthu Salona is about 14 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banthu Salona is in Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 9.2 km away. Mairwa is about 14 km away. Ziradei is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanjalpur (under 2 km), Sikia (under 2 km) and Gonthi (under 2 km).

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

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