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About Baniyadih Village

Baniyadih is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,119, made up of 572 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares.

Baniyadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniyadih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 1,119
Male Population 572
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniyadih compares

By the 2011 count Baniyadih is the 68th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Baniyadih

Baniyadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baniyadih as Available within 5 - 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 Baniyadih from other places

Baniyadih lies about 20 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 7.6 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 Baniyadih
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 9.2 km
District headquarters Gaya 20 km

Villages closest to Baniyadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniyadih village had a population of 1,119. That makes it the 68th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Baniyadih village has 572 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniyadih has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Baniyadih covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baniyadih falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baniyadih is Tankuppa, about 7.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baniyadih.

Baniyadih is about 20 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniyadih is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 7.6 km away. Wazirganj is about 9.2 km away. Gaya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetariya (under 2 km), Asnauli (1.9 km) and Bhojpur (1.9 km).

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

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