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About Banhara Village

Banhara is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,205, made up of 1,098 males and 1,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banhara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 223102
Area (hectares) 106.24 hectares
Population 2,205
Male Population 1,098
Female Population 1,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banhara compares

By the 2011 count Banhara is the 93rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 106.24 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Banhara

Banhara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Banhara from other places

Banhara lies about 33 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 13 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 Banhara
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 13 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 33 km

Villages closest to Banhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banhara village had a population of 2,205. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Banhara village has 1,098 males and 1,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banhara has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Banhara is 223102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banhara covers 106.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banhara falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banhara is Shahganj Junction, about 13 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 km distance for Banhara.

Banhara is about 33 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banhara is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj Junction is about 13 km away. Shahganj is about 13 km away. Shāhganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramraipur (under 2 km), Patayla (under 2 km) and Chak Mominiha (under 2 km).

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

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