About Baniachak Village

Baniachak is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,812, made up of 971 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Baniachak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniachak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	161 hectares
Population	1,812
Male Population	971
Female Population	841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniachak compares

By the 2011 count Baniachak is the 42nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Baniachak

Baniachak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baniachak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baniachak from other places

Baniachak lies about 13 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 2.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baniachak
Nearest railway station	Punsia	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	13 km
District headquarters	Banka	13 km
Nearest town	Bānka	13 km

Villages closest to Baniachak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Baniachak

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniachak village had a population of 1,812. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Baniachak village has 971 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniachak has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Baniachak covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baniachak falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baniachak is Punsia, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baniachak.

Baniachak is about 13 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniachak is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 2.0 km away. Dhuraiya is about 13 km away. Banka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.