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About Banhala Village

Banhala is a small village in Sabang tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 197 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banhala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721166
Area (hectares) 69.61 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 197
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
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 Banhala compares

By the 2011 count Banhala is the 178th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 69.61 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Banhala

Banhala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banhala 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 Bahir Raghunath Chak, Baincha, Balpai and Banai. 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 Banhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Banhala village had a population of 398. That makes it the 178th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Banhala village has 197 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banhala has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Banhala is 721166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banhala covers 69.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banhala falls under Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banhala 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 Banhala.

Banhala is in Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Banhala today is likely to be higher.

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