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About Banpur Village

Banpur is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 282 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 312 hectares
Population 542
Male Population 282
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Banpur compares

By the 2011 count Banpur is the 49th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Banpur

Banpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banpur 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 Banpur from other places

Banpur lies about 34 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 8.7 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 Banpur
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 9.4 km
District headquarters Gumla 34 km
Nearest town Gumlā 34 km

Villages closest to Banpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banpur village had a population of 542. That makes it the 49th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Banpur village has 282 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Banpur is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banpur covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banpur falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banpur is Bakaspur, about 8.7 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 Banpur.

Banpur is about 34 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banpur is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 8.7 km away. Kamdara is about 9.4 km away. Gumla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parhi (under 2 km), Sursang (under 2 km) and Dharnapur (under 2 km).

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

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