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About Banio Village

Banio is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 330 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banio Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banio village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 330
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Banio compares

By the 2011 count Banio is the 48th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Banio

Banio is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Banio 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 Banio from other places

Banio lies about 29 km from Latehar. 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 Banio
Tehsil headquarters Balumath 3.0 km
District headquarters Latehar 29 km
Nearest town Lātehār 29 km

Villages closest to Banio

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banio village had a population of 623. That makes it the 48th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Banio village has 330 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banio has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Banio is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banio covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banio falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Banio notes the nearest railway station 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 Banio.

Banio is about 29 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banio is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 3.0 km away. Latehar is about 29 km away. Lātehār is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Komar (1.9 km), Hathdih (1.9 km) and Jhabar (2.2 km).

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

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