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About Banniya Village

Banniya is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,320, made up of 691 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1285 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banniya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326001
Area (hectares) 1285 hectares
Population 1,320
Male Population 691
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banniya compares

By the 2011 count Banniya is the 28th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 1285 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Banniya

Banniya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Banniya as Available within 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 Banniya from other places

Banniya lies about 14 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 13 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 Banniya
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 13 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 14 km
Nearest town Jhālāwār 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 18 km

Villages closest to Banniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banniya village had a population of 1,320. That makes it the 28th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Banniya village has 691 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banniya has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Banniya is 326001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banniya covers 1285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banniya falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Banniya is Jhalarapatan, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Banniya.

Banniya is about 14 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banniya is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalarapatan is about 13 km away. Jhalawar is about 14 km away. Jhālāwār is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatar Pura (1.8 km), Antarwara (2.2 km) and Bhairoopura (2.3 km).

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

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