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About Banahra Village

Banahra is a small village in Lambhua tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 206 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banahra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Lambhua
Pincode 222303
Area (hectares) 130.83 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 206
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banahra compares

By the 2011 count Banahra is the 324th largest of the 423 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,038 residents. Its 130.83 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Banahra

Banahra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banahra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banahra from other places

Banahra lies about 40 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Nima Gopalpur, about 3.2 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 Banahra
Nearest railway station Nima Gopalpur 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lambhua 20 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 31 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 40 km

Villages closest to Banahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banahra village had a population of 369. That makes it the 324th largest of the 423 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,038 residents.

Banahra village has 206 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banahra has about 791 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Banahra is 222303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banahra covers 130.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banahra falls under Lambhua tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banahra is Nima Gopalpur, about 3.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banahra.

Banahra is about 40 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banahra is in Lambhua tehsil of Sultanpur district. Nima Gopalpur is about 3.2 km away. Lambhua is about 20 km away. Shāhganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Farmapur (2.3 km), Trilokpatti (2.4 km) and Malhipur (2.9 km).

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

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