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About Banua Village

Banua is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 353 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 353
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banua compares

By the 2011 count Banua is the 39th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Banua

Banua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banua 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banua from other places

Banua lies about 17 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Banua
Tehsil headquarters Sonua under 2 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 17 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 19 km

Villages closest to Banua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banua village had a population of 734. That makes it the 39th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Banua village has 353 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banua has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Banua is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banua covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banua falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Banua notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Banua.

Banua is about 17 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banua is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about under 2 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 17 km away. Chakradharpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahisabera (under 2 km), Sonuan (under 2 km) and Sonapos (under 2 km).

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

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