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About Banjikhol Village

Banjikhol is a small village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 140 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjikhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjikhol village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Tamnar
Pincode 496111
Area (hectares) 246.78 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 140
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjikhol compares

By the 2011 count Banjikhol is the 97th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 246.78 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Banjikhol

Banjikhol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banjikhol 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 Bagbadi, Bagbuda, Bajarmuda and Baljor. 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 Banjikhol

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjikhol village had a population of 284. That makes it the 97th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Banjikhol village has 140 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjikhol has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Banjikhol is 496111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjikhol covers 246.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banjikhol falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Banjikhol 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 Banjikhol.

Banjikhol is in Tamnar 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 Banjikhol today is likely to be higher.

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