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About Baniapur Village

Baniapur is a mid sized village in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,561, made up of 807 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Pincode 841205
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 1,561
Male Population 807
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baniapur compares

By the 2011 count Baniapur is the 62nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Baniapur

Baniapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baniapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baniapur from other places

Baniapur lies about 16 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Daudpur, about 2.6 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 Baniapur
Nearest railway station Daudpur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhi 8.9 km
Nearest town Revelganj 14 km
District headquarters Saran 16 km

Villages closest to Baniapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniapur village had a population of 1,561. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Baniapur village has 807 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniapur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Baniapur is 841205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniapur covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baniapur falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baniapur is Daudpur, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Baniapur is about 16 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniapur is in Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Daudpur is about 2.6 km away. Manjhi is about 8.9 km away. Revelganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lejuar (under 2 km), Samatapar (under 2 km) and Belsara (1.5 km).

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

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