About Baniyana Village

Baniyana is a mid sized village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 317 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniyana village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Chakrata
Pincode	248123
Area (hectares)	533.67 hectares
Population	610
Male Population	317
Female Population	293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
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 Baniyana compares

By the 2011 count Baniyana is the 17th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 533.67 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Baniyana

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

Baniyana lies about 44 km from Dehradun. 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 Baniyana
Nearest town	Mussoorie	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakrata	33 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	44 km

Villages closest to Baniyana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniyana village had a population of 610. That makes it the 17th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Baniyana village has 317 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniyana has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Baniyana is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniyana covers 533.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baniyana falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

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

Baniyana is about 44 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniyana is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 30 km away. Chakrata is about 33 km away. Dehradun is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.