Banhar, Baramkela

Banhar (बनहर) is a village located in the Baramkela Tehsil of Sarangarh Bilaigarh district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Baramkela block and comes under Tarekala Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raigarh parliament constituency and Sarangarh assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Banhar is 610 out of which 292 are males and rest 318 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1089 females per 1000 males. There are around 54 teenagers in Banhar. It has literacy rate of 65% which means around 399 persons can read and write. Total 162 people belonging to scheduled caste and 198 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 182 households in Banhar, which means every family has 3 members on average. The village has working population of 346. The pincode of Banhar is 496551 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Baramkela Sub Post office
• Dongripali Branch Post office
• Faraswani Branch Post office
• Malda Branch Post office
• Tausir Branch Post office

Schools

Banhar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Govt. Primary School Banhar
• Utkramit Middle School Banhar(Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan)

Hospitals

Banhar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Baigindih Sub-Center
• Sakartunga Sub-Center
• Jognipali Sub-Center
• Sub-Health Center Lendhra
• Lodhiya Sub-Center

Banks

Banhar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• ICICI Bank Deogaon
• State Bank of India Baramkela