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About Baniapara Village

Baniapara is a mid sized village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 287 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nabagram
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 79.7 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 287
Female Population 266
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 10+ km distance

How Baniapara compares

By the 2011 count Baniapara is the 96th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 79.7 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Baniapara

Baniapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baniapara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baniapara from other places

Baniapara lies about 154 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 9.0 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 Baniapara
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabagram 16 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 20 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 154 km

Villages closest to Baniapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniapara village had a population of 553. That makes it the 96th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Baniapara village has 287 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniapara has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Baniapara is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniapara covers 79.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baniapara falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baniapara is Azamnagar Road, about 9.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baniapara.

Baniapara is about 154 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baniapara is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Azamnagar Road is about 9.0 km away. Nabagram is about 16 km away. Rāiganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (4.6 km), Dafarpur (5.6 km) and Garra (6.6 km).

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

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