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About Baniya Village

Baniya is a mid sized village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 634 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2360.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Poundi Uproda
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 2360.88 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 634
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniya compares

By the 2011 count Baniya is the 51st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 2360.88 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 995.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baira, Bala, Balbahara and Banghiban. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Baniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniya village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 51st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Baniya village has 634 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniya has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Baniya is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniya covers 2360.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baniya falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Baniya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baniya.

Baniya is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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