Banyani observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Banyani ranks #90 of 151 villages in Gaurihar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banyani is a village of 697 people in 150 households (Census 2011) in Gaurihar tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 90th-largest of 151 villages in Gaurihar tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 844 women per 1,000 men. It lies 84 km from the Chhatarpur district centre, 33 km from Tindwara, the nearest town, 14 km from Kabrai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 471510, served by Jujhar Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 457379. The nearest hospital or health centre is GOVT HOSPITAL BARIGARH, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Poonam, and the village votes in Rajnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arvind Pateriya. The population is estimated at 822 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chauhani →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banyani · this village | 697 | 53% | — |
| Bajrangpur · Gaurihar | 522 | 44% | 0.9 km SW |
| Bajrangpur · Huzur | 574 | 57% | 0.9 km SW |
| Chauhani · Gaurihar | 772 | 58% | 1.3 km S |
| Chauhani · Rampur Naikin | 297 | 46% | 1.3 km S |
| Hatwa · Gaurihar | 1,428 | 50% | 1.6 km E |
| Kiwlaha · Gaurihar | 375 | 41% | 1.8 km SE |
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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