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About Banahra Village

Banahra is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,738, made up of 829 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.03 hectares hectares.

Banahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banahra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 167.03 hectares
Population 1,738
Male Population 829
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banahra compares

By the 2011 count Banahra is the 89th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 167.03 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Banahra

Banahra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Banahra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Banahra from other places

Banahra lies about 23 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sathiaon, about 26 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 Banahra
Nearest town Mubarakpur 20 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 23 km
Nearest railway station Sathiaon 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 30 km

Villages closest to Banahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banahra village had a population of 1,738. That makes it the 89th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Banahra village has 829 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banahra has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Banahra covers 167.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banahra falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banahra is Sathiaon, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Banahra.

Banahra is about 23 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banahra is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mubarakpur is about 20 km away. Azamgarh is about 23 km away. Sathiaon is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sudanipur (5.0 km), Sadvaha (5.2 km) and Sardaha (5.2 km).

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

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