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About Banarsipur Village

Banarsipur is a small village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 17 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.73 hectares hectares.

Banarsipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banarsipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 13.73 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 17
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banarsipur compares

By the 2011 count Banarsipur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 13.73 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Banarsipur

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

Banarsipur lies about 78 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Jigna, about 14 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 Banarsipur
Nearest railway station Jigna 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 28 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 30 km
District headquarters Varanasi 78 km

Villages closest to Banarsipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banarsipur village had a population of 35. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Banarsipur village has 17 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banarsipur has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Banarsipur covers 13.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banarsipur falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banarsipur is Jigna, about 14 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 Banarsipur.

Banarsipur is about 78 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banarsipur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Jigna is about 14 km away. Pindra is about 28 km away. Mirzāpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bazar Patti (3.5 km), Bamokhar (4.8 km) and Khajuhi (7.0 km).

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

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