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About Banrhi Village

Banrhi is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,445, made up of 776 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banrhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banrhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 1,445
Male Population 776
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banrhi compares

By the 2011 count Banrhi is the 45th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Banrhi

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

Banrhi lies about 22 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, about 11 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 Banrhi
Nearest railway station Kawar 11 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 26 km

Villages closest to Banrhi

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 Banrhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Banrhi village had a population of 1,445. That makes it the 45th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Banrhi village has 776 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banrhi has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

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

Banrhi covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banrhi falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banrhi is Kawar, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banrhi.

Banrhi is about 22 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banrhi is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Kawar is about 11 km away. Barki Saria is about 20 km away. Giridih is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirmandih (4.9 km), Khario (5.7 km) and Mahadeodih (6.9 km).

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

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