About Banipur Village

Banipur is a mid sized village in Chanditala I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 442 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Chanditala I
Pincode	712701
Area (hectares)	59.4 hectares
Population	840
Male Population	442
Female Population	398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banipur compares

By the 2011 count Banipur is the 41st largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 59.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Banipur

Banipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banipur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Banipur from other places

Banipur lies about 27 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Habra, about under 2 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 Banipur
Nearest railway station	Habra	under 2 km
Nearest town	Hābra	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanditala I	27 km
District headquarters	Hugli	27 km

Villages closest to Banipur

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

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Common questions about Banipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Banipur village had a population of 840. That makes it the 41st largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Banipur village has 442 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banipur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Banipur is 712701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banipur covers 59.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banipur falls under Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banipur is Habra, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banipur.

Banipur is about 27 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banipur is in Chanditala I tehsil of Hugli district. Habra is about under 2 km away. Hābra is about 1.5 km away. Chanditala I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.