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About Banwar Village

Banwar is a mid sized village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 275 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banwar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Poundi Uproda
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 85.99 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 275
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banwar compares

By the 2011 count Banwar is the 131st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 85.99 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Banwar

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

Banwar lies about 29 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 25 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 town Katghora 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Poundi Uproda 29 km
District headquarters Korba 29 km

Villages closest to Banwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 542. That makes it the 131st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Banwar village has 275 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banwar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Banwar is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banwar covers 85.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banwar falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Banwar is Gevra Road, about 25 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 Banwar.

Banwar is about 29 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banwar is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 5.5 km away. Gevra Road is about 25 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawar (under 2 km), Bijhra (1.5 km) and Mahora (1.6 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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