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About Banijara Village

Banijara is a mid sized village in Junagarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,741, made up of 845 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banijara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banijara village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Junagarh
Pincode 766014
Area (hectares) 346 hectares
Population 1,741
Male Population 845
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banijara compares

By the 2011 count Banijara is the 18th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Banijara

Banijara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banijara 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. The nearest villages by name are Baldhiamal, Banamalipur, Bandhanpala and Bandibasul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Banijara

As per the Census of India 2011, Banijara village had a population of 1,741. That makes it the 18th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Banijara village has 845 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banijara has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Banijara is 766014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banijara covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banijara falls under Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Banijara notes the nearest railway station 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 Banijara.

Banijara is in Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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