About Baniara Village

Baniara is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 608 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares.

Baniara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	143 hectares
Population	1,143
Male Population	608
Female Population	535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniara compares

By the 2011 count Baniara is the 65th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Baniara

Baniara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baniara as Available within 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 Baniara from other places

Baniara lies about 35 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, 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 Baniara
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	13 km
Nearest town	Colgong	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	35 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	35 km

Villages closest to Baniara

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.

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Common questions about Baniara

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniara village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 65th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Baniara village has 608 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniara has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Baniara covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baniara falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baniara is Ekchari, 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 10+ km distance for Baniara.

Baniara is about 35 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniara is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 13 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Sonhaula is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.