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About Baniakhali Village

Baniakhali is a large village in Domkal tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,677, made up of 1,339 males and 1,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Domkal
Pincode 742304
Area (hectares) 210.34 hectares
Population 2,677
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baniakhali compares

By the 2011 count Baniakhali is the 45th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,727 residents. Its 210.34 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Baniakhali

Baniakhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baniakhali as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arazi Garibpur, Azimganjagola, Bagdanga and Bagharpur Ramna. 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 Baniakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniakhali village had a population of 2,677. That makes it the 45th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,727 residents.

Baniakhali village has 1,339 males and 1,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniakhali has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Baniakhali is 742304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniakhali covers 210.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baniakhali falls under Domkal tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baniakhali 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 - 10 km distance for Baniakhali.

Baniakhali is in Domkal tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Baniakhali today is likely to be higher.

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