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About Banarahi Village

Banarahi is a small village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 161 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.11 hectares hectares.

Banarahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banarahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Area (hectares) 30.11 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 161
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banarahi compares

By the 2011 count Banarahi is the 401st largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 30.11 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Banarahi

Banarahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banarahi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banarahi from other places

Banarahi lies about 181 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Baherwa Halt, about 2.9 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 Banarahi
Nearest railway station Baherwa Halt 2.9 km
Nearest town Chunār 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 34 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 181 km

Villages closest to Banarahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banarahi village had a population of 318. That makes it the 401st largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Banarahi village has 161 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banarahi has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Banarahi covers 30.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banarahi falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banarahi is Baherwa Halt, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banarahi.

Banarahi is about 181 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banarahi is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Baherwa Halt is about 2.9 km away. Chunār is about 14 km away. Gola is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahirouli (under 2 km), Narahi (under 2 km) and Kalyanpur (4.4 km).

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

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