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About Banbahira Village

Banbahira is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 688 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banbahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banbahira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur I
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 38.27 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 688
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banbahira compares

By the 2011 count Banbahira is the 32nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents. Its 38.27 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Banbahira

The census records public bus service for Banbahira as Available within <5 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arra, Badurdi, Bagatbari and Baghadabar. 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 Banbahira

As per the Census of India 2011, Banbahira village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,221 residents.

Banbahira village has 688 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banbahira has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Banbahira is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banbahira covers 38.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banbahira falls under Raghunathpur I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banbahira notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Banbahira is in Raghunathpur I 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 Banbahira today is likely to be higher.

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