About Banawen Village

Banawen is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 624 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banawen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banawen village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Tehsil	Mehnagar
Pincode	276205
Area (hectares)	131.13 hectares
Population	1,297
Male Population	624
Female Population	673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banawen compares

By the 2011 count Banawen is the 102nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 131.13 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Banawen

Banawen is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banawen as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Banawen from other places

Banawen lies about 18 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 9.1 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 Banawen
Tehsil headquarters	Mehnagar	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Phariha	9.1 km
Nearest town	Lalganj	17 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	18 km

Villages closest to Banawen

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

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Common questions about Banawen

As per the Census of India 2011, Banawen village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Banawen village has 624 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banawen has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Banawen is 276205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banawen covers 131.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banawen falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banawen is Phariha, about 9.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Banawen.

Banawen is about 18 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banawen is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 7.6 km away. Phariha is about 9.1 km away. Lalganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.