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About Banskhera Village

Banskhera is a mid sized village in Bajpur tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,452, made up of 731 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banskhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banskhera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Bajpur
Pincode 262401
Area (hectares) 315.54 hectares
Population 1,452
Male Population 731
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banskhera compares

By the 2011 count Banskhera is the 30th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 315.54 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 916.

Getting to Banskhera

Banskhera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banskhera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Banskhera from other places

Banskhera lies about 15 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Beria Daulat, about 3.8 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 Banskhera
Nearest railway station Beria Daulat 3.8 km
Nearest town Bāzpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bajpur 15 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 15 km

Villages closest to Banskhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banskhera village had a population of 1,452. That makes it the 30th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Banskhera village has 731 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banskhera has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Banskhera is 262401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banskhera covers 315.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banskhera falls under Bajpur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Banskhera is Beria Daulat, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banskhera.

Banskhera is about 15 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banskhera is in Bajpur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Beria Daulat is about 3.8 km away. Bāzpur is about 12 km away. Bajpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thapak Nagla (under 2 km), Tanda Ratibhan (2.1 km) and Santoshpur (2.3 km).

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

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