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About Baniagoan Village

Baniagoan is a mid sized village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 274 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniagoan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniagoan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bakavand
Pincode 494222
Area (hectares) 342.72 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 274
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniagoan compares

By the 2011 count Baniagoan is the 91st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 342.72 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Baniagoan

Baniagoan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baniagoan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Baniagoan from other places

Baniagoan lies about 25 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Amagura, about 9.9 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 Baniagoan
Nearest railway station Amagura 9.9 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bakavand 25 km
District headquarters Bastar 25 km

Villages closest to Baniagoan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniagoan village had a population of 529. That makes it the 91st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Baniagoan village has 274 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniagoan has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Baniagoan is 494222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniagoan covers 342.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baniagoan falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baniagoan is Amagura, about 9.9 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baniagoan.

Baniagoan is about 25 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniagoan is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Amagura is about 9.9 km away. Jagdalpur is about 17 km away. Bakavand is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarapur (under 2 km), Bajawand (2.9 km) and Chitaloor (3.5 km).

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

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