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About Baniyal Village

Baniyal is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 558 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniyal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 289.64 hectares
Population 1,075
Male Population 558
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baniyal compares

By the 2011 count Baniyal is the 99th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 289.64 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Baniyal

Baniyal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baniyal 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balarampur, Bamangram, Bandhail and Bania Kandar. 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 Baniyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniyal village had a population of 1,075. That makes it the 99th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Baniyal village has 558 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniyal has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Baniyal is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniyal covers 289.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baniyal falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baniyal notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Baniyal.

Baniyal is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah 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 Baniyal today is likely to be higher.

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