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About Bancha Village

Bancha is a small village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 204 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.36 hectares hectares.

Bancha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bancha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 183.36 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 204
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Bancha compares

By the 2011 count Bancha is the 124th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 183.36 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bancha

Bancha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bancha 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 Bancha from other places

Bancha lies about 23 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barbatpur, about 11 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 Bancha
Nearest railway station Barbatpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 13 km
District headquarters Betul 23 km
Nearest town Betūl 23 km

Villages closest to Bancha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 Bancha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bancha village had a population of 413. That makes it the 124th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Bancha village has 204 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bancha has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Bancha covers 183.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bancha falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bancha is Barbatpur, about 11 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 Bancha.

Bancha is about 23 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bancha is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Barbatpur is about 11 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 13 km away. Betul is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewlajhir (1.7 km), Khari (2.7 km) and Bhudki (3.0 km).

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

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