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About Banaraypur Village

Banaraypur is a large village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,272, made up of 1,665 males and 1,607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743384, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banaraypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaraypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743384
Area (hectares) 254.19 hectares
Population 3,272
Male Population 1,665
Female Population 1,607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Banaraypur compares

By the 2011 count Banaraypur is the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 254.19 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Banaraypur

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

How far is Banaraypur from other places

Banaraypur lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sangrampur, about 7.9 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 Banaraypur
Nearest railway station Sangrampur 7.9 km
Nearest town Baruipur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Banaraypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budge Budge II 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 Banaraypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Banaraypur village had a population of 3,272. That makes it the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Banaraypur village has 1,665 males and 1,607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaraypur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Banaraypur is 743384. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banaraypur covers 254.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banaraypur falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banaraypur is Sangrampur, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Banaraypur.

Banaraypur is about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banaraypur is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Sangrampur is about 7.9 km away. Baruipur is about 15 km away. Budge Budge II is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Alampur (3.9 km), Baratala (4.1 km) and Deuli (4.8 km).

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

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