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About Banchapa Village

Banchapa is a small village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 74 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banchapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banchapa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Mandro
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 17.1 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 74
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banchapa compares

By the 2011 count Banchapa is the 90th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 17.1 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Banchapa

Banchapa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banchapa as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banchapa from other places

Banchapa lies about 12 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 4.1 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 Banchapa
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandro 9.1 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 12 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 12 km

Villages closest to Banchapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banchapa village had a population of 146. That makes it the 90th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Banchapa village has 74 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banchapa has about 973 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 1014.

The pincode recorded for Banchapa is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banchapa covers 17.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banchapa falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banchapa is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banchapa.

Banchapa 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.

Banchapa is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 4.1 km away. Mandro is about 9.1 km away. Sahibganj 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 Lalmatia (under 2 km), Guti (under 2 km) and Khairabani (1.8 km).

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

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