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- LGD code
- 542620
- Pincode
- 445202
- Post office
- Darwha
- Population
- 845
- Households
- 209
- Literacy rate
- 73.7%
- Sex ratio
- 943 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 460
Census 2011 · in context
How Banayat compares
By population, Banayat ranks #80 of 144 villages in Darwha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.7%
+1.1% vs mandal average
Banayat73.7%
Darwha mandal72.6%
Yavatmal district73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
−5 vs mandal average
Banayat943
Darwha mandal948
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Banayat4.0
Darwha mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banayat at a glance
Banayat is a village of 845 people in 209 households (Census 2011) in Darwha taluka, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra, the 80th-largest of 144 villages in Darwha taluka. Literacy is 74%, 1 points above the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 445202, served by Darwha post office; the LGD village code is 542620. The village votes in Washim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shyam Ramcharan Khode. The population is estimated at 996 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banayat
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DARWHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 475.16
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 61.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Banayat
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Banayat
- LGD code
- 542620
- Pincode
- 445202
- Post office
- Darwha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 845
- Population (projected 2026)
- 996
- Households
- 209
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 943
- Literacy rate
- 73.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Yavatmal-Washim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Washim
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Deshmukh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shyam Ramcharan Khode
- Block / Mandal
- Darwha
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)