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About Banhari Village

Banhari is a small village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 103 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares.

Banhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 103
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banhari compares

By the 2011 count Banhari is the 155th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Banhari

Banhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Banhari from other places

Banhari lies about 17 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Lakhakhera, about 7.6 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 Banhari
Nearest railway station Lakhakhera 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 17 km
District headquarters Katni 17 km
Nearest town Murwāra 17 km

Villages closest to Banhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banhari village had a population of 205. That makes it the 155th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Banhari village has 103 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banhari has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Banhari covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banhari falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banhari is Lakhakhera, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banhari.

Banhari is about 17 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banhari is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Lakhakhera is about 7.6 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 17 km away. Katni is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banhara (under 2 km), Basahra (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (3.6 km).

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

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