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About Banigirola Village

Banigirola is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,873, made up of 915 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banigirola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banigirola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 483.66 hectares
Population 1,873
Male Population 915
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banigirola compares

By the 2011 count Banigirola is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 483.66 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Banigirola

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

Banigirola lies about 100 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 62 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 Banigirola
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Barpali 62 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 100 km

Villages closest to Banigirola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banigirola village had a population of 1,873. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Banigirola village has 915 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banigirola has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Banigirola is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banigirola covers 483.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banigirola falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Banigirola is Barpali, about 62 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 Banigirola.

Banigirola is about 100 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banigirola is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 4.4 km away. Barpali is about 62 km away. Mahasamund is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baidpali (1.7 km), Kendumudi (2.1 km) and Chakarda (2.2 km).

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

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