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About Bana Village

Bana is a small village in Nimdih tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 252 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bana village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Nimdih
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 252
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bana compares

By the 2011 count Bana is the 49th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bana

The census records public bus service for Bana 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bana from other places

Bana lies about 53 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Torang, 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 Bana
Nearest railway station Torang 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimdih 16 km
Nearest town Būndu 27 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 53 km

Villages closest to Bana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bana village had a population of 493. That makes it the 49th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Bana village has 252 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bana has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bana is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bana covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bana falls under Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bana is Torang, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bana.

Bana is about 53 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bana is in Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Torang is about 6.0 km away. Nimdih is about 16 km away. Būndu is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lawa (3.5 km), Tetla (4.1 km) and Ramnagar (5.0 km).

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

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