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About Bana Village

Bana is a mid sized village in Mahavan tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,523, made up of 790 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.25 hectares hectares.

Bana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mahavan
Area (hectares) 97.25 hectares
Population 1,523
Male Population 790
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bana compares

By the 2011 count Bana is the 61st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,003 residents. Its 97.25 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Bana

The census records public bus service for Bana as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bana from other places

Bana lies about 12 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 9.2 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 Bana
Nearest town Rāya 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Sonai 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahavan 12 km
District headquarters Mathura 12 km

Villages closest to Bana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bana village had a population of 1,523. That makes it the 61st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,003 residents.

Bana village has 790 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bana has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 871.

Bana covers 97.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bana falls under Mahavan tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bana is Sonai, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bana.

Bana is about 12 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bana is in Mahavan tehsil of Mathura district. Rāya is about 2.5 km away. Sonai is about 9.2 km away. Mahavan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achru Ladhora (under 2 km), Khirari (under 2 km) and Saras (1.6 km).

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

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