About Bania Village

Bania is a large village in Saraiya tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,290, made up of 1,199 males and 1,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bania village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Saraiya
Pincode	844128
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	2,290
Male Population	1,199
Female Population	1,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bania compares

By the 2011 count Bania is the 51st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bania

Bania is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bania as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bania from other places

Bania lies about 30 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saraiya Junction, about 2.4 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 Bania
Nearest railway station	Saraiya Junction	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiya	15 km
Nearest town	Lālganj	16 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	30 km

Villages closest to Bania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bania village had a population of 2,290. That makes it the 51st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Bania village has 1,199 males and 1,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bania has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bania is 844128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bania covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bania falls under Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bania is Saraiya Junction, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bania.

Bania is about 30 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bania is in Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Saraiya Junction is about 2.4 km away. Saraiya is about 15 km away. Lālganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.