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About Banwadi Village

Banwadi is a mid sized village in Nagpur Rural tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 373 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Nagpur Rural
Pincode 441108
Area (hectares) 539.26 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 373
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banwadi compares

By the 2011 count Banwadi is the 55th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 539.26 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Banwadi

Banwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Banwadi from other places

Banwadi lies about 16 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Gumgaon, about 6.4 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 Banwadi
Nearest railway station Gumgaon 6.4 km
Nearest town Hudkeshwar Buzurg 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagpur Rural 16 km
District headquarters Nagpur 16 km

Villages closest to Banwadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagpur Rural 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 Banwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Banwadi village had a population of 714. That makes it the 55th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Banwadi village has 373 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banwadi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Banwadi is 441108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banwadi covers 539.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banwadi falls under Nagpur Rural tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Banwadi is Gumgaon, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banwadi.

Banwadi is about 16 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banwadi is in Nagpur Rural tehsil of Nagpur district. Gumgaon is about 6.4 km away. Hudkeshwar Buzurg is about 9.7 km away. Nagpur Rural is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaldongri (1.8 km), Pewatha (1.9 km) and Khatmari (2.1 km).

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

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