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About Banda Village

Banda is a mid sized village in Bisalpur tehsil, in the district of Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 279 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.97 hectares hectares.

Banda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Pilibhit
Tehsil Bisalpur
Area (hectares) 72.97 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 279
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banda compares

By the 2011 count Banda is the 353rd largest of the 426 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents. Its 72.97 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Banda

Banda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Banda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Banda from other places

Banda lies about 57 km from Pilibhit, and the nearest railway station is Nigohi, about 4.7 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 Banda
Nearest railway station Nigohi 4.7 km
Nearest town Pawāyan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bisalpur 21 km
District headquarters Pilibhit 57 km

Villages closest to Banda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banda village had a population of 516. That makes it the 353rd largest of the 426 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents.

Banda village has 279 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banda has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 870.

Banda covers 72.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banda falls under Bisalpur tehsil of Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banda is Nigohi, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Banda.

Banda is about 57 km from Pilibhit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banda is in Bisalpur tehsil of Pilibhit district. Nigohi is about 4.7 km away. Pawāyan is about 20 km away. Bisalpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur Jalalpur (under 2 km), Rampur Basant (under 2 km) and Jaipalpur (2.3 km).

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

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