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About Baniyawas Village

Baniyawas is a mid sized village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 672 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniyawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniyawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344026
Area (hectares) 856.62 hectares
Population 1,254
Male Population 672
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniyawas compares

By the 2011 count Baniyawas is the 76th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 856.62 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Baniyawas

Baniyawas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baniyawas as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Baniyawas from other places

Baniyawas lies about 94 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Janiyana, about 10 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 Baniyawas
Tehsil headquarters Pachpadra 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Janiyana 10 km
Nearest town Balotra 11 km
District headquarters Barmer 94 km

Villages closest to Baniyawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniyawas village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 76th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Baniyawas village has 672 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniyawas has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Baniyawas is 344026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniyawas covers 856.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baniyawas falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Baniyawas is Janiyana, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baniyawas.

Baniyawas is about 94 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniyawas is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Pachpadra is about 5.9 km away. Janiyana is about 10 km away. Balotra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandiyawas (under 2 km), Pachpadra (5.9 km) and Akarli Sutharon Ki Dhani (6.0 km).

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

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