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About Banjhi Bazar Village

Banjhi Bazar is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 439 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjhi Bazar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjhi Bazar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 2.57 hectares
Population 870
Male Population 439
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjhi Bazar compares

By the 2011 count Banjhi Bazar is the 24th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 2.57 hectares work out to about 339 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Banjhi Bazar

Banjhi Bazar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banjhi Bazar as Available within <5 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 Banjhi Bazar from other places

Banjhi Bazar lies about 12 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 7.9 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 Banjhi Bazar
Nearest railway station Karanpurato 7.9 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 12 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Borio 13 km

Villages closest to Banjhi Bazar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Borio 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 Banjhi Bazar

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjhi Bazar village had a population of 870. That makes it the 24th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Banjhi Bazar village has 439 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjhi Bazar has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Banjhi Bazar is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjhi Bazar covers 2.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 339 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banjhi Bazar falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banjhi Bazar is Karanpurato, about 7.9 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 <5 km distance for Banjhi Bazar.

Banjhi Bazar is about 12 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjhi Bazar is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about 7.9 km away. Sahibganj is about 12 km away. Sāhibganj 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 Bandjhi (under 2 km), Birbal Kandar (under 2 km) and Khajuria (under 2 km).

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

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