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About Banhaura Village

Banhaura is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 793 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banhaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banhaura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 835222
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 793
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banhaura compares

By the 2011 count Banhaura is the 47th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 18 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 967.

Getting to Banhaura

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

How far is Banhaura from other places

Banhaura lies about 5.9 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Argora, about 6.0 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 Banhaura
District headquarters Ranchi 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Argora 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 7.8 km

Villages closest to Banhaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banhaura village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 47th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Banhaura village has 793 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banhaura has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Banhaura is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banhaura covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banhaura falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banhaura is Argora, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Banhaura.

Banhaura is about 5.9 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banhaura is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Ranchi is about 5.9 km away. Argora is about 6.0 km away. Kanke is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahisot (under 2 km), Pandra (1.6 km) and Bajra (1.7 km).

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

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