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About Banjora Village

Banjora is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,903, made up of 969 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723148
Area (hectares) 551.57 hectares
Population 1,903
Male Population 969
Female Population 934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjora compares

By the 2011 count Banjora is the 10th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 551.57 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Banjora

Banjora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banjora 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bamnidih, Bamu, Bamundiha and Banabir. 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 Banjora

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjora village had a population of 1,903. That makes it the 10th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Banjora village has 969 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjora has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Banjora is 723148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjora covers 551.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banjora falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banjora 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 village for Banjora.

Banjora is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya 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 Banjora today is likely to be higher.

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