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About Banamgutu Village

Banamgutu is a small village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 174 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banamgutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banamgutu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 174
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banamgutu compares

By the 2011 count Banamgutu is the 94th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Banamgutu

Banamgutu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Banamgutu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banamgutu from other places

Banamgutu lies about 21 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 3.0 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 Banamgutu
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 3.0 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 12 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Banamgutu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banamgutu village had a population of 335. That makes it the 94th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Banamgutu village has 174 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banamgutu has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Banamgutu is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banamgutu covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banamgutu falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banamgutu is Pandrasali, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banamgutu.

Banamgutu is about 21 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banamgutu is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pandrasali is about 3.0 km away. Chāībāsa is about 9.1 km away. Khuntpani is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barachiru (under 2 km), Sangajata (under 2 km) and Khunta (1.6 km).

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

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