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About Banahil Village

Banahil is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 384 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banahil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banahil village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 497335
Area (hectares) 290.94 hectares
Population 814
Male Population 384
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banahil compares

By the 2011 count Banahil is the 101st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 290.94 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Banahil

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

Banahil lies about 123 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Road, about 37 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 Banahil
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Saragaon Road 37 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 39 km
District headquarters Raipur 123 km

Villages closest to Banahil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banahil village had a population of 814. That makes it the 101st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Banahil village has 384 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banahil has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Banahil is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banahil covers 290.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banahil falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Banahil is Saragaon Road, about 37 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 Banahil.

Banahil is about 123 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banahil is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 5.3 km away. Saragaon Road is about 37 km away. Jānjgīr is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaitha (1.9 km), Belha (2.2 km) and Nagarda (2.4 km).

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

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