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About Banahari Village

Banahari is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 459 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 900
Male Population 459
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banahari compares

By the 2011 count Banahari is the 76th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Banahari

Banahari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banahari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Banahari from other places

Banahari lies about 59 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 4.7 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 Banahari
Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 6.0 km
District headquarters Birbhum 59 km

Villages closest to Banahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banahari village had a population of 900. That makes it the 76th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Banahari village has 459 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banahari has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Banahari is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banahari covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banahari falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banahari is Dubrajpur, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banahari.

Banahari is about 59 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banahari is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 4.7 km away. Dubrājpur is about 6.0 km away. Birbhum is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khayerban (under 2 km), Jaudanga (under 2 km) and Hunuri (under 2 km).

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

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