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About Baniya Tola Village

Baniya Tola is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 296 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniya Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniya Tola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 203.02 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 296
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniya Tola compares

By the 2011 count Baniya Tola is the 143rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 203.02 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Baniya Tola

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

Baniya Tola lies about 35 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 18 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 Tola
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 18 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 19 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 35 km

Villages closest to Baniya Tola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniya Tola village had a population of 583. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Baniya Tola village has 296 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniya Tola has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Baniya Tola is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniya Tola covers 203.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baniya Tola falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baniya Tola is Paniajob, about 18 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 Baniya Tola.

Baniya Tola is about 35 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniya Tola is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 7.4 km away. Paniajob is about 18 km away. Dongargarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magar Ghokhara (under 2 km), Jhithra Tola (under 2 km) and Riwa Tola (1.7 km).

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

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