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- LGD code
- 163429
- Pincode
- 212302
- Post office
- Meja
- Population
- 2,700
- Households
- 416
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Sex ratio
- 915 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 700
Census 2011 · in context
How Babhani Hethar compares
By population, Babhani Hethar ranks #50 of 393 villages in Meja mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.1%
+6.0% vs mandal average
- Babhani Hethar
- 65.1%
- Meja mandal
- 59.1%
- Prayagraj district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
915
−3 vs mandal average
- Babhani Hethar
- 915
- Meja mandal
- 918
Household size
people per home
6.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Babhani Hethar
- 6.5
- Meja mandal
- 6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Babhani Hethar at a glance
Babhani Hethar is a village of 2,700 people in 416 households (Census 2011) in Meja tehsil, Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, the 50th-largest of 393 villages in Meja tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 915 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 212302, served by Meja post office; the LGD village code is 163429. The sarpanch is pradhan, and the village votes in Purwa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anil Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 3,183 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babhani Hethar · this village | 2,700 | 65% | — |
| Kusmaha Uperhar · Meja | 261 | 60% | — |
| Araji Umapur Kalan · Meja | 195 | 60% | — |
| Kushmaha Kachhar · Meja | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Babhani Hethar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ALLAHABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 0
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- WAMANI
- Total area (ha)
- 149.41
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 91.25
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Babhani Hethar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Babhani Hethar
- LGD code
- 163429
- Pincode
- 212302
- Post office
- Meja
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,700
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,183
- Households
- 416
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 915
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Unnao
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purwa
- Member of Parliament
- Sakshi Maharaj
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anil Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- pradhan
- Block / Mandal
- Meja
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 212302
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Babhani Hethar
Other villages in Meja mandal
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- Auta
- Nevariya
- Amiliya Kala
- Baraha Kalan
- Uchadih
- Kathauli
- Chhatava Uparhar
- Kosada Kalan
- Kohdar
- Samahan
- Rajapur
- Bhatauti
- Dighiya
- Javaniya
- Bashara
- Onaur Uparhar
- Siki Kalan
- Soranv Pati
- Lotad
- Monai
- Madara Mukundpur Uparhar
- Chandkhamarihia
- Silaudhi Kala
- Mahewa Kala Uparhar
- Pakari Sevar Uparhar
- Sonai
- Tisentulapur
- Handia
- Dohariya
- Lehari
- Nivaiya
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)