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About Banjari Village

Banjari is one of the larger villages in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,313, made up of 4,631 males and 3,682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.4 hectares hectares.

Banjari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 165.4 hectares
Population 8,313
Male Population 4,631
Female Population 3,682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banjari compares

By the 2011 count Banjari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 165.4 hectares work out to about 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Banjari

Banjari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banjari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banjari from other places

Banjari lies about 20 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Tihi, about 5.5 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 Banjari
Nearest town Pithampur 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Tihi 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 7.8 km
District headquarters Indore 20 km

Villages closest to Banjari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjari village had a population of 8,313. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Banjari village has 4,631 males and 3,682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjari has about 795 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Banjari covers 165.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banjari falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banjari is Tihi, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banjari.

Banjari is about 20 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjari is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Pithampur is about 1.9 km away. Tihi is about 5.5 km away. Mhow is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpura (under 2 km), Bhardala (1.9 km) and Karadiya (2.1 km).

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

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