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About Banskarcha Village

Banskarcha is a mid sized village in Mahuadanr tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 287 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banskarcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banskarcha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Mahuadanr
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 292 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 287
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Banskarcha compares

By the 2011 count Banskarcha is the 56th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 985.

Getting to Banskarcha

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

Banskarcha lies about 66 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Rajhura, about 7.5 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 Banskarcha
Nearest railway station Rajhura 7.5 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahuadanr 31 km
District headquarters Latehar 66 km

Villages closest to Banskarcha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banskarcha village had a population of 550. That makes it the 56th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Banskarcha village has 287 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banskarcha has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

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

Banskarcha covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banskarcha falls under Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banskarcha is Rajhura, about 7.5 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 Banskarcha.

Banskarcha is about 66 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banskarcha is in Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district. Rajhura is about 7.5 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 16 km away. Mahuadanr 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 Kuro Kalan (15 km), Chetma (16 km) and Kuro Khurd (16 km).

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

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