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About Banbhaura Village

Banbhaura is a large village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,016, made up of 2,118 males and 1,898 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 911 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banbhaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banbhaura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148022
Area (hectares) 911 hectares
Population 4,016
Male Population 2,118
Female Population 1,898
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banbhaura compares

By the 2011 count Banbhaura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 911 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Banbhaura

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

Banbhaura lies about 27 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Himmatana, about 8.2 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 Banbhaura
Nearest railway station Himmatana 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 9.5 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 9.5 km
District headquarters Sangrur 27 km

Villages closest to Banbhaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banbhaura village had a population of 4,016. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Banbhaura village has 2,118 males and 1,898 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banbhaura has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Banbhaura is 148022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banbhaura covers 911 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banbhaura falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Banbhaura is Himmatana, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banbhaura.

Banbhaura is about 27 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banbhaura is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Himmatana is about 8.2 km away. Malerkotla is about 9.5 km away. Māler Kotla is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhularan (under 2 km), Mahorana (2.0 km) and Tolewal (3.1 km).

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

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