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About Banjhir Village

Banjhir is a small village in Unchahara tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 48 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.1 hectares hectares.

Banjhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjhir village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Unchahara
Area (hectares) 610.1 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 48
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjhir compares

By the 2011 count Banjhir is the 183rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 610.1 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Banjhir

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

Banjhir lies about 33 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Unchhera, 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 Banjhir
Nearest town Nāgod 20 km
Nearest railway station Unchhera 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahara 33 km
District headquarters Satna 33 km

Villages closest to Banjhir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjhir village had a population of 91. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Banjhir village has 48 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjhir has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Banjhir covers 610.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banjhir falls under Unchahara tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banjhir is Unchhera, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Banjhir.

Banjhir is about 33 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjhir is in Unchahara tehsil of Satna district. Nāgod is about 20 km away. Unchhera is about 22 km away. Unchahara 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 Kalawal (under 2 km), Deogana (1.6 km) and Shivrampur (2.2 km).

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

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