About Baniya Village

Baniya is a small village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 211 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniya village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kabeerdham
Tehsil	Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode	491995
Area (hectares)	208.57 hectares
Population	427
Male Population	211
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniya compares

By the 2011 count Baniya is the 136th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 208.57 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Baniya

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

Baniya lies about 24 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 71 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 Baniya
Tehsil headquarters	Sahaspur Lohara	6.0 km
Nearest town	Kawardha	17 km
District headquarters	Kabeerdham	24 km
Nearest railway station	Tilda-Neora	71 km

Villages closest to Baniya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Baniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniya village had a population of 427. That makes it the 136th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Baniya village has 211 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniya has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Baniya is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniya covers 208.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baniya falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baniya is Tilda-Neora, about 71 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 Baniya.

Baniya is about 24 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniya is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 6.0 km away. Kawardha is about 17 km away. Kabeerdham is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.