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About Banhai Village

Banhai is a small village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 236 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares.

Banhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banhai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 369 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 236
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banhai compares

By the 2011 count Banhai is the 152nd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Banhai

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

How far is Banhai from other places

Banhai lies about 31 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Piprai Gaon, about 18 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 Banhai
Nearest railway station Piprai Gaon 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 20 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 31 km

Villages closest to Banhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banhai village had a population of 461. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Banhai village has 236 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banhai has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

Banhai covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banhai falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banhai is Piprai Gaon, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banhai.

Banhai is about 31 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banhai is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Piprai Gaon is about 18 km away. Mungaoli is about 20 km away. Ashoknagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaroli Buzarg (1.8 km), Mathana (2.2 km) and Rusalli (3.2 km).

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

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