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About Banwan Village

Banwan is a mid sized village in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,971, made up of 961 males and 1,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 225001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Nawabganj
Pincode 225001
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,971
Male Population 961
Female Population 1,010
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banwan compares

By the 2011 count Banwan is the 129th largest of the 373 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Banwan

Banwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Banwan from other places

Banwan lies about 4.2 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Barabanki Junction, about 3.8 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 Banwan
Tehsil headquarters Nawabganj 2.2 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Barabanki Junction 3.8 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 4.2 km

Villages closest to Banwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banwan village had a population of 1,971. That makes it the 129th largest of the 373 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Banwan village has 961 males and 1,010 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banwan has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Banwan is 225001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banwan covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banwan falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banwan is Barabanki Junction, about 3.8 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 for Banwan.

Banwan is about 4.2 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banwan is in Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district. Nawabganj is about 2.2 km away. Nawābganj is about 2.2 km away. Barabanki Junction is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramna (under 2 km), Faizulla Ganj (under 2 km) and Paisar (1.7 km).

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

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