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About Baniyani Village

Baniyani is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 164 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniyani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniyani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 35.74 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 164
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniyani compares

By the 2011 count Baniyani is the 94th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 35.74 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Baniyani

Baniyani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baniyani as Available within <5 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 Baniyani from other places

Baniyani lies about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 50 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 Baniyani
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 8.2 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 14 km
Nearest town Tehri 14 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 50 km

Villages closest to Baniyani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniyani village had a population of 308. That makes it the 94th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Baniyani village has 164 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniyani has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Baniyani is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniyani covers 35.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baniyani falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baniyani is Rishikesh, about 50 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 10+ km distance for Baniyani.

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

Baniyani is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 8.2 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 14 km away. Tehri 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 Pokhari (under 2 km), Pokhri (under 2 km) and Likhwar Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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