Skip to main content

About Banwari Village

Banwari is a mid sized village in Barkatha tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 677 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banwari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkatha
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 200.91 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 677
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banwari compares

By the 2011 count Banwari is the 28th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 200.91 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Banwari

Banwari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Banwari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Banwari from other places

Banwari lies about 31 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kuju, about 2.3 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 Banwari
Nearest railway station Kuju 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barkatha 31 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 31 km

Villages closest to Banwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banwari village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 28th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Banwari village has 677 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banwari has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Banwari is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banwari covers 200.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banwari falls under Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banwari is Kuju, about 2.3 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 10+ km distance for Banwari.

Banwari is about 31 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banwari is in Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kuju is about 2.3 km away. Barkatha is about 31 km away. Hazaribagh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandgarh (22 km), Barkangango (23 km) and Bero Kalan Alias Bero (29 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.