About Banhat Village

Banhat is a large village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,892, made up of 1,488 males and 1,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banhat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rampurhat I
Pincode	731224
Area (hectares)	237.8 hectares
Population	2,892
Male Population	1,488
Female Population	1,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banhat compares

By the 2011 count Banhat is the 18th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 237.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Banhat

Banhat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banhat 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banhat from other places

Banhat lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Banhat
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	3.5 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampurhat I	20 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	20 km

Villages closest to Banhat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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.

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Common questions about Banhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Banhat village had a population of 2,892. That makes it the 18th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Banhat village has 1,488 males and 1,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banhat has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Banhat is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banhat covers 237.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banhat falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banhat is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Banhat.

Banhat is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banhat is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Rampurhat I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.