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About Banasingha Village

Banasingha is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 168 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banasingha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banasingha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 168
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banasingha compares

By the 2011 count Banasingha is the 197th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Banasingha

Banasingha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banasingha as Available within 5 - 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 Banasingha from other places

Banasingha lies about 36 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Rema, about 13 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 Banasingha
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 12 km
Nearest railway station Rema 13 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 36 km

Villages closest to Banasingha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banasingha village had a population of 341. That makes it the 197th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Banasingha village has 168 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banasingha has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Banasingha is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banasingha covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banasingha falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banasingha is Rema, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banasingha.

Banasingha is about 36 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banasingha is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 12 km away. Rema is about 13 km away. Barki Saria 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 Jamridih (under 2 km), Jaridih (under 2 km) and Barajori (2.6 km).

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

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