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About Banahata Village

Banahata is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 381 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banahata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banahata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 147.78 hectares
Population 764
Male Population 381
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banahata compares

By the 2011 count Banahata is the 63rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 147.78 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Banahata

Banahata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banahata as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adardi, Amra, Arkali and Bagda. 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 Banahata

As per the Census of India 2011, Banahata village had a population of 764. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Banahata village has 381 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banahata has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Banahata is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banahata covers 147.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banahata falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banahata notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Banahata is in Jhalda II 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 Banahata today is likely to be higher.

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