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About Baniakuri Village

Baniakuri is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 346 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniakuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniakuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733145
Area (hectares) 108.21 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 346
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniakuri compares

By the 2011 count Baniakuri is the 126th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 108.21 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Baniakuri

Baniakuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baniakuri as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Bamanhati, Bamnahar, Bangalipur and Bangi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Baniakuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniakuri village had a population of 658. That makes it the 126th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Baniakuri village has 346 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniakuri has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Baniakuri is 733145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniakuri covers 108.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baniakuri falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baniakuri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Baniakuri is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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