Skip to main content

About Banekela Village

Banekela is a mid sized village in Lailunga tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 299 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banekela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banekela village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Lailunga
Pincode 496113
Area (hectares) 288.28 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 299
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banekela compares

By the 2011 count Banekela is the 78th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents. Its 288.28 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Banekela

Banekela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banekela as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Angekela, Bagudega, Bahama and Baigin Jhariya. 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 Banekela

As per the Census of India 2011, Banekela village had a population of 607. That makes it the 78th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents.

Banekela village has 299 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banekela has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Banekela is 496113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banekela covers 288.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banekela falls under Lailunga tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Banekela notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Banekela.

Banekela is in Lailunga tehsil of Raigarh 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 Banekela today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.