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About Banchar Village

Banchar is a mid sized village in Patepur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 646 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banchar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banchar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Patepur
Pincode 843110
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 1,197
Male Population 646
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banchar compares

By the 2011 count Banchar is the 101st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Banchar

Banchar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banchar as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banchar from other places

Banchar lies about 107 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Barauni Junction, about 5.7 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 Banchar
Nearest town Barauni 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Barauni Junction 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Patepur 25 km
District headquarters Vaishali 107 km

Villages closest to Banchar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banchar village had a population of 1,197. That makes it the 101st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents.

Banchar village has 646 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banchar has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Banchar is 843110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banchar covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banchar falls under Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banchar is Barauni Junction, about 5.7 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 <5 km distance for Banchar.

Banchar is about 107 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banchar is in Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district. Barauni is about 5.5 km away. Barauni Junction is about 5.7 km away. Patepur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhankaul (under 2 km), Bhagwanpur Kaiju (4.2 km) and Bhagwanpur Khajuri (4.2 km).

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

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