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About Banhera Tanda Village

Banhera Tanda is one of the larger villages in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,191, made up of 4,300 males and 3,891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247664, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banhera Tanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banhera Tanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247664
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 8,191
Male Population 4,300
Female Population 3,891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Banhera Tanda compares

By the 2011 count Banhera Tanda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Banhera Tanda

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

Banhera Tanda lies about 31 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Landaura, about 5.7 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 Banhera Tanda
Nearest town Manglaur 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Landaura 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 9.5 km
District headquarters Hardwar 31 km

Villages closest to Banhera Tanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Roorkee 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 Banhera Tanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Banhera Tanda village had a population of 8,191. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Banhera Tanda village has 4,300 males and 3,891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banhera Tanda has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Banhera Tanda is 247664. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banhera Tanda covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banhera Tanda falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Banhera Tanda is Landaura, about 5.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banhera Tanda.

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

Banhera Tanda is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Manglaur is about 2.1 km away. Landaura is about 5.7 km away. Roorkee is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathu Kheri (under 2 km), Bhagwanpur (3.0 km) and Libbarhedi (3.5 km).

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

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