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About Banwa Village

Banwa is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 583 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 231211
Area (hectares) 151.65 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 583
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Banwa compares

By the 2011 count Banwa is the 114th largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 151.65 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Banwa

Banwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banwa 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 Banwa from other places

Banwa lies about 123 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Antu, about 17 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 Banwa
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 6.5 km
Nearest town Lālganj 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Antu 17 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 123 km

Villages closest to Banwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banwa village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 114th largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Banwa village has 583 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banwa has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Banwa is 231211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banwa covers 151.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banwa falls under Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banwa is Antu, about 17 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 Banwa.

Banwa is about 123 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banwa is in Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district. Lalganj is about 6.5 km away. Lālganj is about 6.5 km away. Antu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahulariya (1.8 km), Usari Khamaharia (1.8 km) and Sahira (1.9 km).

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

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