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About Banjari Village

Banjari is a mid sized village in Maheshwar tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 285 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.8 hectares hectares.

Banjari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Maheshwar
Area (hectares) 369.8 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 285
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banjari compares

By the 2011 count Banjari is the 114th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 369.8 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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 village. 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 26 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 26 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 railway station Hathi gate station 26 km
District headquarters Khargone 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshwar 33 km

Villages closest to Banjari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshwar 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 551. That makes it the 114th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Banjari village has 285 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjari has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Banjari covers 369.8 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.

Banjari falls under Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banjari is Hathi gate station, about 26 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 village for Banjari.

Banjari is about 26 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjari is in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. Hathi gate station is about 26 km away. Khargone is about 26 km away. Maheshwar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadi (7.1 km), Mirjapura (8.8 km) and Jalkoti (18 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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