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About Baniyatora Village

Baniyatora is a small village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 201 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniyatora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniyatora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 155.82 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 201
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniyatora compares

By the 2011 count Baniyatora is the 170th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 155.82 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Baniyatora

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

Baniyatora lies about 48 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 3.5 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 Baniyatora
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 21 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 48 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 48 km

Villages closest to Baniyatora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniyatora village had a population of 437. That makes it the 170th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Baniyatora village has 201 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniyatora has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Baniyatora is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniyatora covers 155.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baniyatora falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baniyatora is Khariar Road, about 3.5 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 Baniyatora.

Baniyatora is about 48 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniyatora is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Khariar Road is about 3.5 km away. Bagbahra is about 21 km away. Mahasamund is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahera Bhatha (under 2 km), Ratapali (1.8 km) and Parkom (2.1 km).

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

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