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About Banskuwar Village

Banskuwar is a mid sized village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 407 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.48 hectares hectares.

Banskuwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banskuwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 232.48 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 407
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banskuwar compares

By the 2011 count Banskuwar is the 67th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 232.48 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Banskuwar

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

Banskuwar lies about 44 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Barkhera, about 5.4 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 Banskuwar
Nearest railway station Barkhera 5.4 km
Nearest town Ubaidullāhganj 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 8.4 km
District headquarters Raisen 44 km

Villages closest to Banskuwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banskuwar village had a population of 773. That makes it the 67th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Banskuwar village has 407 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banskuwar has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Banskuwar covers 232.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banskuwar falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banskuwar is Barkhera, about 5.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banskuwar.

Banskuwar is about 44 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banskuwar is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Barkhera is about 5.4 km away. Ubaidullāhganj is about 6.2 km away. Goharganj is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheri Tappa Ankalpur (under 2 km), Bhaiyapur (under 2 km) and Bhanpura (1.7 km).

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

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