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About Baniber Village

Baniber is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 801 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniber Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniber village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 95.89 hectares
Population 1,517
Male Population 801
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baniber compares

By the 2011 count Baniber is the 50th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 95.89 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Baniber

Baniber is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baniber 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baniber from other places

Baniber lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dhamua, about 1.6 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 Baniber
Nearest railway station Dhamua 1.6 km
Nearest town Baruipur 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 14 km

Villages closest to Baniber

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniber village had a population of 1,517. That makes it the 50th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Baniber village has 801 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniber has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Baniber is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniber covers 95.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baniber falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baniber is Dhamua, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Baniber.

Baniber is about 14 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.

Baniber is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhamua is about 1.6 km away. Baruipur is about 8.6 km away. Magrahat II is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Multi (under 2 km), Uttar Mukundapur (under 2 km) and Marjyada (under 2 km).

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

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