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About Banskheda Village

Banskheda is a small village in Baraily tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 158 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.82 hectares hectares.

Banskheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banskheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Baraily
Area (hectares) 283.82 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 158
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banskheda compares

By the 2011 count Banskheda is the 95th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 975 residents. Its 283.82 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Banskheda

Banskheda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Banskheda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Banskheda from other places

Banskheda lies about 68 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Pipariya, about 20 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 Banskheda
Tehsil headquarters Baraily 10 km
Nearest town Bareli 10 km
Nearest railway station Pipariya 20 km
District headquarters Raisen 68 km

Villages closest to Banskheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banskheda village had a population of 310. That makes it the 95th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 975 residents.

Banskheda village has 158 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banskheda has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Banskheda covers 283.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banskheda falls under Baraily tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banskheda is Pipariya, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Banskheda.

Banskheda is about 68 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banskheda is in Baraily tehsil of Raisen district. Baraily is about 10 km away. Bareli is about 10 km away. Pipariya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purohit Pipriya (under 2 km), Bhiladiya (1.6 km) and Gopalpur (2.6 km).

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

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