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About Bara Banapara Village

Bara Banapara is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 63 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Banapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Banapara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 63
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Banapara compares

By the 2011 count Bara Banapara is the 114th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bara Banapara

Bara Banapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Banapara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Banapara from other places

Bara Banapara lies about 32 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 8.1 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 Bara Banapara
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 15 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 19 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 32 km

Villages closest to Bara Banapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taljhari 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 Bara Banapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Banapara village had a population of 124. That makes it the 114th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Bara Banapara village has 63 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Banapara has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Bara Banapara is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Banapara covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Banapara falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Banapara is Tinpahar Junction, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Banapara.

Bara Banapara is about 32 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Banapara is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 8.1 km away. Taljhari is about 15 km away. Rājmahal is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banapara (under 2 km), Chhota Banapara (under 2 km) and Pakia Bedo (under 2 km).

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

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