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About Bannagram Village

Bannagram is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,463, made up of 746 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bannagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bannagram village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816011
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 1,463
Male Population 746
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bannagram compares

By the 2011 count Bannagram is the 13th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Bannagram

Bannagram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bannagram as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bannagram from other places

Bannagram lies about 38 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 9.7 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 Bannagram
Nearest town Nalhāti 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 9.7 km
District headquarters Pakur 38 km

Villages closest to Bannagram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bannagram village had a population of 1,463. That makes it the 13th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Bannagram village has 746 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bannagram has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Bannagram is 816011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bannagram covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bannagram falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bannagram is Nalhati Junction, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bannagram.

Bannagram is about 38 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bannagram is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Nalhāti is about 8.7 km away. Pakuria is about 9.6 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nunadanga (under 2 km), Azimgarh (under 2 km) and Kamarpokhar (under 2 km).

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

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