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About Banpura Village

Banpura is a small village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 234 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, 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 Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 127.05 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 234
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
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 Banpura compares

By the 2011 count Banpura is the 126th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 127.05 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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 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 Banpura from other places

Banpura lies about 77 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 3.9 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 Chaura BH 3.9 km
Nearest town Jamūī 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 26 km
District headquarters Giridih 77 km

Villages closest to Banpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Birni 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 422. That makes it the 126th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Banpura village has 234 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banpura has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Banpura is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banpura covers 127.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banpura falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banpura is Chaura BH, about 3.9 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 Banpura.

Banpura is about 77 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 Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Chaura BH is about 3.9 km away. Jamūī is about 6.8 km away. Birni is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpura (2.8 km), Chano (3.4 km) and Puranpatari (5.2 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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