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About Banhe Village

Banhe is a large village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,700, made up of 1,370 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banhe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825103
Area (hectares) 1180 hectares
Population 2,700
Male Population 1,370
Female Population 1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banhe compares

By the 2011 count Banhe is the 5th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 1180 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Banhe

Banhe is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banhe as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Banhe from other places

Banhe lies about 17 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 17 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 Banhe
Tehsil headquarters Simaria under 2 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 17 km
District headquarters Chatra 17 km
Nearest town Chatrā 17 km

Villages closest to Banhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banhe village had a population of 2,700. That makes it the 5th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Banhe village has 1,370 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banhe has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Banhe is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banhe covers 1180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banhe falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banhe is Shivpur, about 17 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banhe.

Banhe is about 17 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banhe is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Simaria is about under 2 km away. Shivpur is about 17 km away. Chatra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goa Khurd (under 2 km), Simaria Khurd (under 2 km) and Simaria Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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