About Bantara Village

Bantara is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 510 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bantara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bantara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Robertsganj
Pincode	231216
Area (hectares)	190.46 hectares
Population	1,016
Male Population	510
Female Population	506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bantara compares

By the 2011 count Bantara is the 178th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 190.46 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 942.

Getting to Bantara

Bantara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bantara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bantara from other places

Bantara lies about 17 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 8.2 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 Bantara
Nearest railway station	Khairahi	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Robertsganj	17 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	17 km

Villages closest to Bantara

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.

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Common questions about Bantara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bantara village had a population of 1,016. That makes it the 178th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Bantara village has 510 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bantara has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bantara is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bantara covers 190.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bantara is Khairahi, about 8.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bantara.

Bantara is about 17 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bantara is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 8.2 km away. Robertsganj is about 17 km away. Sonbhadra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.