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About Banpuri Village

Banpuri is a large village in Atpadi tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,193, made up of 2,110 males and 2,083 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2231.45 hectares hectares.

Banpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banpuri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Atpadi
Area (hectares) 2231.45 hectares
Population 4,193
Male Population 2,110
Female Population 2,083
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banpuri compares

By the 2011 count Banpuri is the 7th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents. Its 2231.45 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Banpuri

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

Banpuri lies about 64 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Gulvanchi, about 28 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 Banpuri
Tehsil headquarters Atpadi 11 km
Nearest railway station Gulvanchi 28 km
Nearest town Mhaswad 32 km
District headquarters Sangli 64 km

Villages closest to Banpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banpuri village had a population of 4,193. That makes it the 7th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents.

Banpuri village has 2,110 males and 2,083 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banpuri has about 987 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 1021.

Banpuri covers 2231.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banpuri falls under Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Banpuri is Gulvanchi, about 28 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 Banpuri.

Banpuri is about 64 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banpuri is in Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district. Atpadi is about 11 km away. Gulvanchi is about 28 km away. Mhaswad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tadvale (3.4 km), Balewadi (4.4 km) and Kalewadi (4.4 km).

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

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