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About Banchhabhita Village

Banchhabhita is a mid sized village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,463, made up of 730 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banchhabhita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banchhabhita village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kharibari
Pincode 734427
Area (hectares) 144.07 hectares
Population 1,463
Male Population 730
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Banchhabhita compares

By the 2011 count Banchhabhita is the 28th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 144.07 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Banchhabhita

Banchhabhita is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Banchhabhita as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Bagha, Bagulahagi, Bairagi and Bajarur Chhat. 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 Banchhabhita

As per the Census of India 2011, Banchhabhita village had a population of 1,463. That makes it the 28th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Banchhabhita village has 730 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banchhabhita has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Banchhabhita is 734427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banchhabhita covers 144.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banchhabhita falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banchhabhita notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banchhabhita.

Banchhabhita is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling 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 Banchhabhita today is likely to be higher.

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