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About Baneswarpur Village

Baneswarpur is a mid sized village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,960, made up of 1,028 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baneswarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baneswarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 37.14 hectares
Population 1,960
Male Population 1,028
Female Population 932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baneswarpur compares

By the 2011 count Baneswarpur is the 49th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 37.14 hectares work out to about 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Baneswarpur

Baneswarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baneswarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baneswarpur from other places

Baneswarpur lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 4.6 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 Baneswarpur
Nearest railway station Deula 4.6 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 15 km

Villages closest to Baneswarpur

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

Common questions about Baneswarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baneswarpur village had a population of 1,960. That makes it the 49th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Baneswarpur village has 1,028 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baneswarpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Baneswarpur is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baneswarpur covers 37.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baneswarpur falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baneswarpur is Deula, about 4.6 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 village for Baneswarpur.

Baneswarpur is about 15 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.

Baneswarpur is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about 4.6 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. Magrahat I is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pratap Beria (under 2 km), Dihi Sarishapara (under 2 km) and Kesili (under 2 km).

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

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