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About Banigaon Village

Banigaon is a mid sized village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 282 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733252, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banigaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733252
Area (hectares) 101.33 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 282
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Banigaon compares

By the 2011 count Banigaon is the 136th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 101.33 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Banigaon

Banigaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banigaon 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. The nearest villages by name are Baje Dhabail, Balabanda, Balahar and Balaramppur. 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 Banigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Banigaon village had a population of 556. That makes it the 136th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Banigaon village has 282 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banigaon has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Banigaon is 733252. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banigaon covers 101.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banigaon falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banigaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Banigaon.

Banigaon is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Banigaon today is likely to be higher.

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