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About Bantwara Village

Bantwara is a mid sized village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 463 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271835, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bantwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bantwara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271835
Area (hectares) 206.57 hectares
Population 907
Male Population 463
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bantwara compares

By the 2011 count Bantwara is the 171st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 206.57 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Bantwara

Bantwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bantwara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bantwara from other places

Bantwara lies about 18 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Chilwariya, about 9.5 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 Bantwara
Nearest railway station Chilwariya 9.5 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 18 km
Nearest town Bahraigh 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 19 km

Villages closest to Bantwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bantwara village had a population of 907. That makes it the 171st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Bantwara village has 463 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bantwara has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Bantwara is 271835. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bantwara covers 206.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bantwara falls under Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bantwara is Chilwariya, about 9.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bantwara.

Bantwara is about 18 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bantwara is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Chilwariya is about 9.5 km away. Shrawasti is about 18 km away. Bahraigh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maida Chak (under 2 km), Dadauli (1.9 km) and Tilakpr (2.2 km).

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

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