About Baniga Village

Baniga is a mid sized village in Hosanagara tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 275 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniga village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Shimoga
Tehsil	Hosanagara
Pincode	577412
Area (hectares)	500.47 hectares
Population	543
Male Population	275
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniga compares

By the 2011 count Baniga is the 78th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 556 residents. Its 500.47 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Baniga

Baniga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baniga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baniga from other places

Baniga lies about 49 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Anandapuram, about 12 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 Baniga
Nearest railway station	Anandapuram	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosanagara	12 km
Nearest town	Sāgar	20 km
District headquarters	Shimoga	49 km

Villages closest to Baniga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniga village had a population of 543. That makes it the 78th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 556 residents.

Baniga village has 275 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniga has about 975 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 1025.

The pincode recorded for Baniga is 577412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniga covers 500.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baniga falls under Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baniga is Anandapuram, about 12 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baniga.

Baniga is about 49 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniga is in Hosanagara tehsil of Shimoga district. Anandapuram is about 12 km away. Hosanagara is about 12 km away. Sāgar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.