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About Banjala Village

Banjala is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 455 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.9 hectares hectares.

Banjala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 270.9 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 455
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 Banjala compares

By the 2011 count Banjala is the 31st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 270.9 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Banjala

Banjala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banjala 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 Banjala from other places

Banjala lies about 24 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Nityanand Dham, about 22 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 Banjala
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Nityanand Dham 22 km
District headquarters Ratlam 24 km
Nearest town Ratlām 24 km

Villages closest to Banjala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjala village had a population of 902. That makes it the 31st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Banjala village has 455 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjala has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Banjala covers 270.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banjala falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banjala is Nityanand Dham, about 22 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 Banjala.

Banjala is about 24 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjala is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 7.7 km away. Nityanand Dham is about 22 km away. Ratlam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhari (under 2 km), Khanpurabad (under 2 km) and Makodiya Rundi (under 2 km).

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

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