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About Banai Village

Banai is a large village in Sabang tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,648, made up of 1,354 males and 1,294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721467, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721467
Area (hectares) 336.21 hectares
Population 2,648
Male Population 1,354
Female Population 1,294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banai compares

By the 2011 count Banai is the 22nd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 336.21 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Banai

Banai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bahaibalpur, Baharkundara, Bahir Raghunath Chak and Baincha. 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 Banai

As per the Census of India 2011, Banai village had a population of 2,648. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Banai village has 1,354 males and 1,294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banai has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Banai is 721467. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banai covers 336.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Banai 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 km distance for Banai.

Banai 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 Banai today is likely to be higher.

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