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About Banaura Village

Banaura is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,195, made up of 605 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.83 hectares hectares.

Banaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 216.83 hectares
Population 1,195
Male Population 605
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Banaura compares

By the 2011 count Banaura is the 155th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 216.83 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Banaura

Banaura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Banaura 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 Banaura from other places

Banaura lies about 9.1 km from Sonbhadra. 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 Banaura
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 9.1 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 9.1 km

Villages closest to Banaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banaura village had a population of 1,195. That makes it the 155th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Banaura village has 605 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaura has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Banaura covers 216.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banaura falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Banaura notes the nearest railway station 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 Banaura.

Banaura is about 9.1 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banaura is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Robertsganj is about 9.1 km away. Sonbhadra is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagaura (under 2 km), Panaura (under 2 km) and Shonauti (under 2 km).

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

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