About Banika Village

Banika is a large village in Lakhimpur tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,911, made up of 1,541 males and 1,370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262725, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banika village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kheri
Tehsil	Lakhimpur
Pincode	262725
Area (hectares)	499.33 hectares
Population	2,911
Male Population	1,541
Female Population	1,370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banika compares

By the 2011 count Banika is the 95th largest of the 459 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents. Its 499.33 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Banika

Banika is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banika 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banika from other places

Banika lies about 23 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Parsendi, about 16 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 Banika
Nearest town	Lāharpur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Parsendi	16 km
District headquarters	Kheri	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhimpur	28 km

Villages closest to Banika

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

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Common questions about Banika

As per the Census of India 2011, Banika village had a population of 2,911. That makes it the 95th largest of the 459 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,010 residents.

Banika village has 1,541 males and 1,370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banika has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Banika is 262725. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banika covers 499.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banika falls under Lakhimpur tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banika is Parsendi, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banika.

Banika is about 23 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banika is in Lakhimpur tehsil of Kheri district. Lāharpur is about under 2 km away. Parsendi is about 16 km away. Kheri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.