About Banaso Village

Banaso is one of the larger villages in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,962, made up of 4,580 males and 4,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1998 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banaso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaso village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Bishungarh
Pincode	825312
Area (hectares)	1998 hectares
Population	8,962
Male Population	4,580
Female Population	4,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banaso compares

By the 2011 count Banaso is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 1998 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Banaso

Banaso is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banaso as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Banaso from other places

Banaso lies about 43 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 20 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 Banaso
Tehsil headquarters	Bishungarh	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	20 km
Nearest town	Gumia	22 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	43 km

Villages closest to Banaso

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

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Common questions about Banaso

As per the Census of India 2011, Banaso village had a population of 8,962. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Banaso village has 4,580 males and 4,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaso has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Banaso is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banaso covers 1998 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banaso falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banaso is Dumri Bihar, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Banaso.

Banaso is about 43 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banaso is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 4.3 km away. Dumri Bihar is about 20 km away. Gumia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.