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About Banhat Village

Banhat is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 438 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733154, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733154
Area (hectares) 183.61 hectares
Population 885
Male Population 438
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banhat compares

By the 2011 count Banhat is the 94th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 183.61 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Banhat

Banhat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banhat as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Baidyapur, Bamanhati, Bamnahar and Bangalipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Banhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Banhat village had a population of 885. That makes it the 94th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Banhat village has 438 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banhat has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Banhat is 733154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banhat covers 183.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banhat falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banhat 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 - 10 km distance for Banhat.

Banhat is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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