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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Banji is a small village in Simaria mandal, Chatra district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 350 across 62 households with a literacy rate of 36.9%. The village is located at coordinates 25.195°N, 87.724°E and has PIN code 825103.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UMESH RAM
Contact: 97****9674
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- LGD code
- 349386
- Pincode
- 825103
- Post office
- Simaria
- Population
- 350
- Households
- 62
- Literacy rate
- 36.9%
- Sex ratio
- 977 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 188
- Distance to district centre
- 205 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 206 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 320 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 299 km
- Nearest railway station
- Maharajpur · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- PHC, Banjhi · 10 km
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Banji ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Banji ranks #78 of 100 villages in Simaria mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.9%
−15.3% vs mandal average
- Banji
- 36.9%
- Simaria mandal
- 52.2%
- Chatra district
- 48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
+11 vs mandal average
- Banji
- 977
- Simaria mandal
- 966
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Banji
- 5.6
- Simaria mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banji ఒక్క చూపులో
Banji జార్ఖండ్లోని చత్రా జిల్లా, Simaria బ్లాక్లో 350 జనాభా 62 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Simaria బ్లాక్లోని 100 గ్రామాలలో 78వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 37%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 52% కంటే 15 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 977 మహిళలు. ఇది చత్రా జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 205 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Hardi నుండి 3 కి.మీ, Maharajpur రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 3 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 825103, Simaria పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 349386. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం PHC, Banjhi, 10 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ UMESH RAM. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 413, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Piri →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banji
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHATRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 42
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PIRI
- Total area (ha)
- 839.59
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Banji
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Banji
- LGD code
- 349386
- Pincode
- 825103
- Post office
- Simaria
- Population (Census 2011)
- 350
- Population (projected 2026)
- 413
- Households
- 62
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 977
- Literacy rate
- 36.9%
- Coordinates
- 25.19468°N, 87.72364°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Giridih
- Member of Parliament
- Chandra Prakash Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- UMESH RAM
- Block / Mandal
- Simaria
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Banji ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Ranchi320 kmcapital
- Kolkata299 km
- Delhi1109 km
- Hyderabad1291 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- Railway stationMaharajpur3 km
- Bus stopBaldiabari More20 km
- Hospital / PHCPHC, Banjhi10 km
- CollegeD S College40 km
- Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)40 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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