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About Baniadih Village

Baniadih is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 521 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Baniadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniadih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 521
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniadih compares

By the 2011 count Baniadih is the 71st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Baniadih

Baniadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baniadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Baniadih from other places

Baniadih lies about 28 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 13 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 Baniadih
Nearest railway station Ghogha 13 km
Nearest town Colgong 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 28 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Baniadih

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

Common questions about Baniadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniadih village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 71st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Baniadih village has 521 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniadih has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Baniadih covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baniadih falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baniadih is Ghogha, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baniadih.

Baniadih is about 28 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniadih is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 13 km away. Colgong is about 19 km away. Sonhaula is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telwara (under 2 km), Deokunda (under 2 km) and Amdiha (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baniadih today is likely to be higher.

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