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About Baniya Gaon Village

Baniya Gaon is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 18 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniya Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniya Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 63.74 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 18
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
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 Baniya Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Baniya Gaon is the 263rd largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 63.74 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Baniya Gaon

Baniya Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baniya Gaon 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 Baniya Gaon from other places

Baniya Gaon lies about 22 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 27 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 Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 22 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 27 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 27 km

Villages closest to Baniya Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhoomakot 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 Baniya Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniya Gaon village had a population of 40. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Baniya Gaon village has 18 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniya Gaon has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Baniya Gaon is 246161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniya Gaon covers 63.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baniya Gaon falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baniya Gaon is Rishikesh, about 27 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 Baniya Gaon.

Baniya Gaon is about 22 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniya Gaon is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 22 km away. Garhwal is about 22 km away. Rishīkesh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalikhand (under 2 km), Adwara Malla (3.4 km) and Barath Malla (3.4 km).

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

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