About Banjhar Village

Banjhar is a large village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,405, made up of 1,224 males and 1,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1566.69 hectares hectares.

Banjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjhar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Khargone
Tehsil	Bhikangaon
Area (hectares)	1566.69 hectares
Population	2,405
Male Population	1,224
Female Population	1,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjhar compares

By the 2011 count Banjhar is the 15th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 1566.69 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Banjhar

Banjhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banjhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Banjhar from other places

Banjhar lies about 54 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sirran, about 8.9 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 Banjhar
Nearest railway station	Sirran	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhikangaon	18 km
Nearest town	Khandwa	25 km
District headquarters	Khargone	54 km

Villages closest to Banjhar

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

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Common questions about Banjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjhar village had a population of 2,405. That makes it the 15th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Banjhar village has 1,224 males and 1,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjhar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Banjhar covers 1566.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banjhar falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banjhar is Sirran, about 8.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banjhar.

Banjhar is about 54 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjhar is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Sirran is about 8.9 km away. Bhikangaon is about 18 km away. Khandwa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.