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About Banpur Village

Banpur is a small village in Tyuni tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 230 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248199, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Tyuni
Pincode 248199
Area (hectares) 196.6 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 230
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Banpur compares

By the 2011 count Banpur is the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 414 residents. Its 196.6 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Banpur

Banpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banpur 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 Banpur from other places

Banpur lies about 31 km from Dehradun. 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 Banpur
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tyuni 31 km
District headquarters Dehradun 31 km

Villages closest to Banpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banpur village had a population of 442. That makes it the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 414 residents.

Banpur village has 230 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Banpur is 248199. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banpur covers 196.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banpur falls under Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

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

Banpur is about 31 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banpur is in Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district. Pāonta Sāhib is about 11 km away. Tyuni is about 31 km away. Dehradun 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 Bayala (17 km), Bagani (18 km) and Devdhar Range (19 km).

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

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