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About Banshthan Village

Banshthan is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 450 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.08 hectares hectares.

Banshthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshthan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 76.08 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 450
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banshthan compares

By the 2011 count Banshthan is the 337th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 76.08 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Banshthan

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

How far is Banshthan from other places

Banshthan lies about 17 km from Azamgarh. 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 Banshthan
District headquarters Azamgarh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 19 km

Villages closest to Banshthan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshthan village had a population of 835. That makes it the 337th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Banshthan village has 450 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshthan has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Banshthan covers 76.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banshthan falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Banshthan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Banshthan.

Banshthan is about 17 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banshthan is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Azamgarh is about 17 km away. Sagri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamilpur (under 2 km), Dayalpur (under 2 km) and Bishunpur Pandey (under 2 km).

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

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