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About Banhijli Village

Banhijli is a large village in Khanakul II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,298, made up of 1,618 males and 1,680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banhijli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banhijli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul II
Pincode 712417
Area (hectares) 218.94 hectares
Population 3,298
Male Population 1,618
Female Population 1,680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banhijli compares

By the 2011 count Banhijli is the 24th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents. Its 218.94 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Banhijli

Banhijli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banhijli as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Baligari, Balpai, Bar Nandanpur and Bhairabpur. 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 Banhijli

As per the Census of India 2011, Banhijli village had a population of 3,298. That makes it the 24th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents.

Banhijli village has 1,618 males and 1,680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banhijli has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Banhijli is 712417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banhijli covers 218.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banhijli falls under Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banhijli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banhijli.

Banhijli is in Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli 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 Banhijli today is likely to be higher.

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