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About Bantara Village

Bantara is a mid sized village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,579, made up of 823 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bantara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bantara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Gola
Pincode 829210
Area (hectares) 81.76 hectares
Population 1,579
Male Population 823
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bantara compares

By the 2011 count Bantara is the 35th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 81.76 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bantara

Bantara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bantara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bantara from other places

Bantara lies about 22 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Gola Road, about under 2 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 Bantara
Tehsil headquarters Gola under 2 km
Nearest railway station Gola Road under 2 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 7.5 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 22 km

Villages closest to Bantara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bantara village had a population of 1,579. That makes it the 35th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Bantara village has 823 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bantara has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bantara is 829210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bantara covers 81.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bantara falls under Gola tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bantara is Gola Road, about under 2 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 village for Bantara.

Bantara is about 22 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bantara is in Gola tehsil of Ramgarh district. Gola is about under 2 km away. Gola Road is about under 2 km away. Chitarpur is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gola (under 2 km), Rola (under 2 km) and Heramdaga (under 2 km).

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

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