About Baniya Village

Baniya is a mid sized village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,264, made up of 603 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1480.83 hectares hectares.

Baniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandla
Tehsil	Ghughari
Area (hectares)	1480.83 hectares
Population	1,264
Male Population	603
Female Population	661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,096
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 37th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 1480.83 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Baniya

Baniya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baniya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baniya from other places

Baniya lies about 82 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Bikrampur, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ghughari	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bikrampur	17 km
Nearest town	Gotegaon	21 km
District headquarters	Mandla	82 km

Villages closest to Baniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniya village had a population of 1,264. That makes it the 37th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Baniya village has 603 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniya has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Baniya covers 1480.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baniya falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baniya is Bikrampur, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Baniya.

Baniya is about 82 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniya is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. Ghughari is about 9.9 km away. Bikrampur is about 17 km away. Gotegaon is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.