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About Banyani Village

Banyani is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 378 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.27 hectares hectares.

Banyani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banyani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 182.27 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 378
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banyani compares

By the 2011 count Banyani is the 89th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 182.27 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Banyani

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

How far is Banyani from other places

Banyani lies about 63 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kabrai, about 14 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 Banyani
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 11 km
Nearest railway station Kabrai 14 km
Nearest town Lauri 16 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 63 km

Villages closest to Banyani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banyani village had a population of 697. That makes it the 89th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Banyani village has 378 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banyani has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Banyani covers 182.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banyani falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banyani is Kabrai, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banyani.

Banyani is about 63 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banyani is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 11 km away. Kabrai is about 14 km away. Lauri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajrangpur (under 2 km), Chauhani (under 2 km) and Hatwa (1.6 km).

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

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