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About Banjari Village

Banjari is a small village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 167 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 399.91 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 167
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjari compares

By the 2011 count Banjari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 399.91 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Banjari

Banjari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banjari 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banjari from other places

Banjari lies about 23 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kendri, about 7.8 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 Banjari
Nearest railway station Kendri 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 10 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 17 km
District headquarters Raipur 23 km

Villages closest to Banjari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjari village had a population of 363. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Banjari village has 167 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjari has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Banjari is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjari covers 399.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banjari falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Banjari is Kendri, about 7.8 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 village for Banjari.

Banjari is about 23 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjari is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Kendri is about 7.8 km away. Abhanpur is about 10 km away. Nawāpāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheriya (2.1 km), Kurru (2.1 km) and Paunta (2.3 km).

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

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