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About Baniegaon Village

Baniegaon is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 214 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,280 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniegaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263631
Area (hectares) 75.09 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 214
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,280
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 Baniegaon compares

By the 2011 count Baniegaon is the 9th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 75.09 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Baniegaon

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

Baniegaon lies about 79 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 34 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 Baniegaon
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 34 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 34 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 79 km

Villages closest to Baniegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniegaon village had a population of 488. That makes it the 9th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Baniegaon village has 214 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniegaon has about 1280 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Baniegaon is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniegaon covers 75.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baniegaon falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baniegaon is Ramnagar, about 34 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 Baniegaon.

Baniegaon is about 79 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniegaon is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kanda is about 7.3 km away. Ramnagar is about 34 km away. Rāmnagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanigaon (under 2 km), Bera Talara (under 2 km) and Simali (2.5 km).

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

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