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About Banpura Village

Banpura is a mid sized village in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,802, made up of 931 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banpura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bagodar
Pincode 825322
Area (hectares) 388.72 hectares
Population 1,802
Male Population 931
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banpura compares

By the 2011 count Banpura is the 28th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 388.72 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Banpura

Banpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banpura from other places

Banpura lies about 43 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 5.4 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 Banpura
Nearest railway station Chichaki 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagodar 7.2 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 7.4 km
District headquarters Giridih 43 km

Villages closest to Banpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banpura village had a population of 1,802. That makes it the 28th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Banpura village has 931 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banpura has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Banpura is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banpura covers 388.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banpura falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banpura is Chichaki, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banpura.

Banpura is about 43 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banpura is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Chichaki is about 5.4 km away. Bagodar is about 7.2 km away. Barki Saria is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamra (under 2 km), Karamba (2.0 km) and Dhawaiya (2.1 km).

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

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