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About Banhari Village

Banhari is a small village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 174 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1963.43 hectares hectares.

Banhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 1963.43 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 174
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Banhari compares

By the 2011 count Banhari is the 100th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 1963.43 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Banhari

Banhari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Banhari 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 Banhari from other places

Banhari lies about 45 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, about 21 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 Banhari
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 20 km
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 21 km
Nearest town Atarra 40 km
District headquarters Satna 45 km

Villages closest to Banhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banhari village had a population of 335. That makes it the 100th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Banhari village has 174 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banhari has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Banhari covers 1963.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banhari falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banhari is Majhagawan, about 21 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 Banhari.

Banhari is about 45 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banhari is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhgawan is about 20 km away. Majhagawan is about 21 km away. Atarra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhathiya (2.7 km), Bhathawa (2.7 km) and Kishunpur (2.8 km).

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

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