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About Banha Village

Banha is a mid sized village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 403 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,248 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 403
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,248
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banha compares

By the 2011 count Banha is the 18th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Banha

Banha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banha from other places

Banha lies about 29 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 51 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 Banha
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 29 km
District headquarters Chatra 29 km
Nearest town Chatrā 29 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 51 km

Villages closest to Banha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 Banha

As per the Census of India 2011, Banha village had a population of 906. That makes it the 18th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Banha village has 403 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banha has about 1248 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Banha is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banha covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banha falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banha is Balumath, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Banha.

Banha is about 29 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banha is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand is about 29 km away. Chatra is about 29 km away. Chatrā is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koili (3.8 km), Gorea (3.9 km) and Mahugain (6.5 km).

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

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