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About Bana Village

Bana is a small village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 105 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 10 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bana village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 105
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 10
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 Bana compares

By the 2011 count Bana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bana

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

Bana lies about 16 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 2.1 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 Bana
Nearest railway station Chetar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 9.6 km
District headquarters Latehar 16 km
Nearest town Lātehār 16 km

Villages closest to Bana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bana village had a population of 106. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Bana village has 105 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bana has about 10 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

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

Bana covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bana falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bana is Chetar, about 2.1 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 Bana.

Bana is about 16 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bana is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Chetar is about 2.1 km away. Chandwa is about 9.6 km away. Latehar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are An (under 2 km), Chatuang (under 2 km) and Barwakhar (under 2 km).

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

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