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About Banda Village

Banda is a mid sized village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,465, made up of 774 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Pincode 473995
Area (hectares) 492.69 hectares
Population 1,465
Male Population 774
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banda compares

By the 2011 count Banda is the 66th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 492.69 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Banda

Banda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Banda from other places

Banda lies about 65 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Basai, about 16 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 Banda
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Basai 16 km
Nearest town Babīna 26 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 65 km

Villages closest to Banda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banda village had a population of 1,465. That makes it the 66th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Banda village has 774 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banda has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Banda is 473995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banda covers 492.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banda falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banda is Basai, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banda.

Banda is about 65 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banda is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pichhore is about 5.0 km away. Basai is about 16 km away. Babīna is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (1.9 km), Kamalpur (2.3 km) and Nayagaon (2.3 km).

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

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