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About Banshipur Village

Banshipur is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 412 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.34 hectares hectares.

Banshipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banshipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 49.34 hectares
Population 790
Male Population 412
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banshipur compares

By the 2011 count Banshipur is the 273rd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 49.34 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Banshipur

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

Banshipur lies about 16 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Kuchman Railway Station, about 8.8 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 Banshipur
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Kuchman Railway Station 8.8 km
Nearest town Saidpur 16 km
District headquarters Chandauli 16 km

Villages closest to Banshipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banshipur village had a population of 790. That makes it the 273rd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Banshipur village has 412 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banshipur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Banshipur covers 49.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banshipur falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banshipur is Kuchman Railway Station, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Banshipur.

Banshipur is about 16 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banshipur is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Sakaldiha is about 6.2 km away. Kuchman Railway Station is about 8.8 km away. Saidpur 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 Sarwanadpur (under 2 km), Belwani (under 2 km) and Dewaitpur (under 2 km).

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

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