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About Banahamtu Village

Banahamtu is a mid sized village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 288 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banahamtu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banahamtu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tantnagar
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 288
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banahamtu compares

By the 2011 count Banahamtu is the 50th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Banahamtu

Banahamtu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banahamtu as Available within 10+ 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 Banahamtu from other places

Banahamtu lies about 40 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, about 21 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 Banahamtu
Tehsil headquarters Tantnagar 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Jhinkpani 21 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 24 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 40 km

Villages closest to Banahamtu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banahamtu village had a population of 580. That makes it the 50th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Banahamtu village has 288 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banahamtu has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Banahamtu covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banahamtu falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banahamtu is Jhinkpani, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Banahamtu.

Banahamtu is about 40 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banahamtu is in Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tantnagar is about 8.7 km away. Jhinkpani is about 21 km away. Rairangpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhi Parsi (under 2 km), Khas Pukhuria (under 2 km) and Chiru Basa (1.9 km).

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

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