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About Banra Village

Banra is a mid sized village in Taranagar tehsil, in the district of Churu, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,001, made up of 517 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1061.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Churu
Tehsil Taranagar
Pincode 331304
Area (hectares) 1061.16 hectares
Population 1,001
Male Population 517
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banra compares

By the 2011 count Banra is the 57th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 1061.16 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Banra

Banra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Banra from other places

Banra lies about 56 km from Churu, and the nearest railway station is Anupshahr, about 21 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 Banra
Tehsil headquarters Taranagar 15 km
Nearest town Tārānagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Anupshahr 21 km
District headquarters Churu 56 km

Villages closest to Banra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banra village had a population of 1,001. That makes it the 57th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Banra village has 517 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banra has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Banra is 331304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banra covers 1061.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banra falls under Taranagar tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Banra is Anupshahr, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banra.

Banra is about 56 km from Churu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banra is in Taranagar tehsil of Churu district. Taranagar is about 15 km away. Tārānagar is about 15 km away. Anupshahr is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripura (1.8 km), Shyopura (3.1 km) and Pandreu Teeba (3.8 km).

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

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