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About Banjari Village

Banjari is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 513 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.48 hectares hectares.

Banjari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 50.48 hectares
Population 1,003
Male Population 513
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banjari compares

By the 2011 count Banjari is the 261st largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 50.48 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Banjari

Banjari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banjari 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 Banjari from other places

Banjari lies about 24 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 4.8 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 Banjari
Nearest railway station Mariahu 4.8 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 5.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 24 km

Villages closest to Banjari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjari village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 261st largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Banjari village has 513 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjari has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Banjari covers 50.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banjari falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banjari is Mariahu, about 4.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banjari.

Banjari is about 24 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjari is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 4.8 km away. Mariāhu is about 5.8 km away. Jaunpur 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 Sarauna (under 2 km), Tejagarh (under 2 km) and Teliyani (under 2 km).

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

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