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About Bantari Village

Bantari is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 348 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,302 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.09 hectares hectares.

Bantari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bantari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 76.09 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 348
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,302
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bantari compares

By the 2011 count Bantari is the 249th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 76.09 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Bantari

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

Bantari lies about 31 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Khalispur, about 10 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 Bantari
Nearest railway station Khalispur 10 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 31 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 31 km

Villages closest to Bantari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bantari village had a population of 801. That makes it the 249th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Bantari village has 348 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bantari has about 1302 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Bantari covers 76.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bantari falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bantari is Khalispur, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bantari.

Bantari is about 31 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bantari is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Khalispur is about 10 km away. Bhadohi is about 20 km away. Kerakat is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhili (2.9 km), Kardaha (7.8 km) and Rampur Soiri (8.3 km).

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

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