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Banahi

Mohanpur mandal
Pincode 824232
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Banahi is a village in Mohanpur mandal, Gaya district, Bihar, with a population of 529 across 78 households. The village has a hospital and a literacy rate of 33.1%, located at coordinates 25.560°N, 84.392°E with PIN code 824232.

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LGD code
257051
Pincode
824232
Post office
Fatehpur (Gaya)
Population
529
Households
78
Literacy rate
33.1%
Sex ratio
945 ♀/1000♂
Workers
221
Distance to district centre
157 km
Distance to mandal centre
138 km
Distance to Patna
75 km
Distance to Kolkata
522 km
Nearest railway station
Banahi · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Shahpur · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Banahi compares

By population, Banahi ranks #122 of 231 villages in Mohanpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
33.1%
−12.6% vs mandal average
Banahi
33.1%
Mohanpur mandal
45.7%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
945
−40 vs mandal average
Banahi
945
Mohanpur mandal
985
Household size
people per home
6.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
Banahi
6.8
Mohanpur mandal
6.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Banahi at a glance

Banahi is a village of 529 people in 78 households (Census 2011) in Mohanpur block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 122nd-largest of 231 villages in Mohanpur block. Literacy is 33%, 13 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 945 women per 1,000 men. It lies 157 km from the Gaya district centre, 8 km from Danwan, the nearest town, under 1 km from Banahi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 824232, served by Fatehpur (Gaya) post office; the LGD village code is 257051. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Shahpur, 4 km away. The village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 624 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Banahi · this village52933%
Banahi · Amas86536%0 km N
Banahi · Aurangabad60843%0 km N
Banahi · Barun8741%0 km N
Banahi · Sheosagar00 km N
Banahi · Rafiganj1,47962%0 km N
Danwan · Jagdishpur14,52349%7.7 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banahi

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
1
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BODHGAYA
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
13
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
TESWAR
Total area (ha)
58
Irrigated area (ha)
30.5
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Banahi

LGD code
257051
Pincode
824232
Post office
Fatehpur (Gaya)
Population (Census 2011)
529
Population (projected 2026)
624
Households
78
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
945
Literacy rate
33.1%
Coordinates
25.55996°N, 84.39154°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mokama
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anant Kumar Singh
Block / Mandal
Mohanpur
Getting there

How to reach Banahi

Mandal centre
Mohanpur · ≈ 138 km
≈ 4 h 43 min by car · 5 h 36 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gaya · ≈ 157 km
≈ 5 h 22 min by car · 6 h 22 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,523 people
Danwan · ≈ 7.7 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna75 kmcapital
  • Kolkata522 km
  • Delhi788 km
  • Hyderabad1095 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBanahi<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Shahpur4 km
  • ATM / bankstate bank of india bikramganj39 km
  • CollegeDAV public school, tenduni chowk ,ara road39 km
  • Police stationPOLICE LINE CHHAPRA GROUND44 km
Nearest to the village
Health centre
Government Hospital, Shahpur3.9 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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