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About Banawapara Village

Banawapara is a mid sized village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 311 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banawapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banawapara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 516.19 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 311
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banawapara compares

By the 2011 count Banawapara is the 74th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 516.19 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Banawapara

Banawapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banawapara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Banawapara from other places

Banawapara lies about 108 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 64 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 Banawapara
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 21 km
Nearest town Kānker 57 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 64 km
District headquarters Raipur 108 km

Villages closest to Banawapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banawapara village had a population of 607. That makes it the 74th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Banawapara village has 311 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banawapara has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Banawapara is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banawapara covers 516.19 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.

Banawapara falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Banawapara is Sarsonpuri, about 64 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 10+ km distance for Banawapara.

Banawapara is about 108 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banawapara is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 21 km away. Kānker is about 57 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawapara (under 2 km), Amali (4.2 km) and Panigaon (8.0 km).

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

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