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About Banganwa Village

Banganwa is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 76 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banganwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banganwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273209
Area (hectares) 41.24 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 76
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banganwa compares

By the 2011 count Banganwa is the 258th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 41.24 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Banganwa

Banganwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Banganwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Banganwa from other places

Banganwa lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahawan Khor, about 6.6 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 Banganwa
Nearest railway station Mahawan Khor 6.6 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 24 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Banganwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banganwa village had a population of 160. That makes it the 258th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Banganwa village has 76 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banganwa has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Banganwa is 273209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banganwa covers 41.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banganwa falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banganwa is Mahawan Khor, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Banganwa.

Banganwa is about 26 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banganwa is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Mahawan Khor is about 6.6 km away. Mehndāwal is about 10 km away. Sahjanwa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangaowa (under 2 km), Banhatta (under 2 km) and Banohia (under 2 km).

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

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