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About Baniyani Village

Baniyani is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 515 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.32 hectares hectares.

Baniyani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniyani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Area (hectares) 416.32 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 515
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniyani compares

By the 2011 count Baniyani is the 70th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 416.32 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Baniyani

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

Baniyani lies about 55 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Dabra, about 29 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 Baniyani
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 21 km
Nearest town Karera 28 km
Nearest railway station Dabra 29 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 55 km

Villages closest to Baniyani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniyani village had a population of 953. That makes it the 70th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Baniyani village has 515 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniyani has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 836.

Baniyani covers 416.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baniyani falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baniyani is Dabra, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baniyani.

Baniyani is about 55 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniyani is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Narwar is about 21 km away. Karera is about 28 km away. Dabra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hateda (1.8 km), Jarawani (2.1 km) and Baroda (2.9 km).

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

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