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About Banior Village

Banior is one of the larger villages in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,369, made up of 2,781 males and 2,588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 633.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banior Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banior village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731243
Area (hectares) 633.93 hectares
Population 5,369
Male Population 2,781
Female Population 2,588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banior compares

By the 2011 count Banior is the 8th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 633.93 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Banior

Banior is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banior as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banior from other places

Banior lies about 13 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 4.7 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 Banior
Nearest town Nalhāti 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Banior

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Banior

As per the Census of India 2011, Banior village had a population of 5,369. That makes it the 8th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Banior village has 2,781 males and 2,588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banior has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Banior is 731243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banior covers 633.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banior falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banior is Nalhati Junction, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banior.

Banior is about 13 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banior is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 4.1 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 4.7 km away. Nalhati I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basanta (1.7 km), Bhola (1.9 km) and Bahadurpur (2.5 km).

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

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