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About Banikhar Village

Banikhar is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 141 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banikhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banikhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 192.48 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 141
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banikhar compares

By the 2011 count Banikhar is the 149th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 192.48 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1024.

Getting to Banikhar

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

Banikhar lies about 110 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 53 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 Banikhar
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 32 km
Nearest town Saraipali 38 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 53 km
District headquarters Raipur 110 km

Villages closest to Banikhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banikhar village had a population of 301. That makes it the 149th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Banikhar village has 141 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banikhar has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Banikhar is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banikhar covers 192.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banikhar falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Banikhar is Bagbahra, about 53 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 Banikhar.

Banikhar is about 110 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banikhar is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 32 km away. Saraipali is about 38 km away. Bagbahra is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nageda (under 2 km), Magardarha Kalan (under 2 km) and Magardarhakhurd (under 2 km).

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

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