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About Banarsi I Village

Banarsi I is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,672, made up of 1,795 males and 1,877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banarsi I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banarsi I village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 218.04 hectares
Population 3,672
Male Population 1,795
Female Population 1,877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banarsi I compares

By the 2011 count Banarsi I is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 218.04 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Banarsi I

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

Banarsi I lies about 40 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 15 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 Banarsi I
Tehsil headquarters Arang 14 km
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 15 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 25 km
District headquarters Raipur 40 km

Villages closest to Banarsi I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arang 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 Banarsi I

As per the Census of India 2011, Banarsi I village had a population of 3,672. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Banarsi I village has 1,795 males and 1,877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banarsi I has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Banarsi I is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banarsi I covers 218.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banarsi I falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Banarsi I is Arang Mahanadi, about 15 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 Banarsi I.

Banarsi I is about 40 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banarsi I is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 14 km away. Arang Mahanadi is about 15 km away. Mahāsamund is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bana 1 (under 2 km), Guma 1 (under 2 km) and Paraskol (2.2 km).

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

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