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About Baniyadih Village

Baniyadih is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 177 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniyadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniyadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 494347
Area (hectares) 227.56 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 177
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
Bus Service (public) Available
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 147th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 227.56 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

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 - 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 81 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 79 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
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 33 km
Nearest town Kānker 48 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 79 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 81 km

Villages closest to Baniyadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagri 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 379. That makes it the 147th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Baniyadih village has 177 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniyadih has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Baniyadih is 494347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniyadih covers 227.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baniyadih falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baniyadih is Antagarh, about 79 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 - 10 km distance for Baniyadih.

Baniyadih is about 81 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniyadih is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 33 km away. Kānker is about 48 km away. Antagarh is about 79 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghutkel (1.6 km), Likhama (2.1 km) and Borai (3.1 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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