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About Banjhi Mauha Village

Banjhi Mauha is a small village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 243 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjhi Mauha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjhi Mauha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491223
Area (hectares) 194.58 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 243
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjhi Mauha compares

By the 2011 count Banjhi Mauha is the 137th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 194.58 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Banjhi Mauha

Banjhi Mauha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banjhi Mauha as Available. 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 Banjhi Mauha from other places

Banjhi Mauha lies about 4.6 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 72 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 Banjhi Mauha
District headquarters Kabeerdham 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 72 km

Villages closest to Banjhi Mauha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kawardha 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 Banjhi Mauha

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjhi Mauha village had a population of 496. That makes it the 137th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Banjhi Mauha village has 243 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjhi Mauha has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Banjhi Mauha is 491223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjhi Mauha covers 194.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banjhi Mauha falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Banjhi Mauha is Hathbandh, about 72 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banjhi Mauha.

Banjhi Mauha is about 4.6 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjhi Mauha is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 4.6 km away. Kawardha is about 8.3 km away. Hathbandh is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jeodan Khurd (under 2 km), Sarangpur Khurd (1.6 km) and Charbhatha (2.0 km).

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

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