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About Baniyadih Village

Baniyadih is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,126, made up of 565 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniyadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniyadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495559
Area (hectares) 188.86 hectares
Population 1,126
Male Population 565
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniyadih compares

By the 2011 count Baniyadih is the 100th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 188.86 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 990.

Getting to Baniyadih

Baniyadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baniyadih 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 Baniyadih from other places

Baniyadih lies about 23 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 15 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 Kotmi Sonar 15 km
Nearest town Akaltara 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 21 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 23 km

Villages closest to Baniyadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masturi 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 1,126. That makes it the 100th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Baniyadih village has 565 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniyadih has about 993 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Baniyadih is 495559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniyadih covers 188.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baniyadih falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baniyadih is Kotmi Sonar, about 15 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 Baniyadih.

Baniyadih is about 23 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniyadih is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kotmi Sonar is about 15 km away. Akaltara is about 16 km away. Masturi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaniya (under 2 km), Bhauradih (1.8 km) and Kaimadih (2.0 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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