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About Banapuram Village

Banapuram is a large village in Mettur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,856, made up of 2,090 males and 1,766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Mettur
Pincode 636453
Area (hectares) 570.06 hectares
Population 3,856
Male Population 2,090
Female Population 1,766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banapuram compares

By the 2011 count Banapuram is the 24th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents. Its 570.06 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Banapuram

Banapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banapuram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banapuram from other places

Banapuram lies about 27 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mecheri Road, about 3.5 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 Banapuram
Nearest railway station Mecheri Road 3.5 km
Nearest town Mechcheri 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mettur 16 km
District headquarters Salem 27 km

Villages closest to Banapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banapuram village had a population of 3,856. That makes it the 24th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents.

Banapuram village has 2,090 males and 1,766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banapuram has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Banapuram is 636453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banapuram covers 570.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banapuram falls under Mettur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Banapuram is Mecheri Road, about 3.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banapuram.

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

Banapuram is in Mettur tehsil of Salem district. Mecheri Road is about 3.5 km away. Mechcheri is about 5.1 km away. Mettur 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 Koppam (1.7 km), Periyasattappadi (2.1 km) and Manathal Nallakavundampatti (2.5 km).

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

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