About Baniya Village

Baniya is a large village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,395, made up of 1,235 males and 1,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1446 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniya village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Tehsil	Nokha
Pincode	334801
Area (hectares)	1446 hectares
Population	2,395
Male Population	1,235
Female Population	1,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniya compares

By the 2011 count Baniya is the 60th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 1446 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Baniya

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

Baniya lies about 37 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Surpura, about 19 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
Nearest town	Napāsar	18 km
Nearest railway station	Surpura	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	30 km
District headquarters	Bikaner	37 km

Villages closest to Baniya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nokha 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 2,395. That makes it the 60th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Baniya village has 1,235 males and 1,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniya has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Baniya is 334801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniya covers 1446 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baniya falls under Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Baniya is Surpura, about 19 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 Baniya.

Baniya is about 37 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniya is in Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district. Napāsar is about 18 km away. Surpura is about 19 km away. Nokha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.