Banspahar is a village in Pathna mandal, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 38 in 8 households, with a literacy rate of 15.8%.
By population, Banspahar ranks #118 of 150 villages in Pathna mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banspahar is a village of 38 people in 8 households (Census 2011) in Pathna block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 118th-largest of 150 villages in Pathna block. Literacy is 16%, 23 points below the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 1,235 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 10 km from Sahri, the nearest town, 8 km from Barharwa Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816110, served by Pathna post office; the LGD village code is 359358. The nearest hospital or health centre is Prem Jyoti Community Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is GANGI PAHADIN, and the village votes in Barhait assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Soren. The population is estimated at 45 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banspahar · this village | 38 | 16% | — |
| Ranga · Pathna | 58 | 9% | 0.6 km SE |
| Ranga · Pathna | 663 | 52% | 0.6 km SE |
| Bara Panchkuli · Barhait | 188 | 44% | 0.7 km NE |
| Kusumpokhar · Pathna | 0 | — | 0.7 km E |
| Kusumpokhhar · Pathna | 1,265 | 36% | 0.7 km E |
| Mandalo · Pathna | 679 | 34% | 0.9 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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