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About Baniapukur Village

Baniapukur is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 369 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baniapukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baniapukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733123
Area (hectares) 43.58 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 369
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baniapukur compares

By the 2011 count Baniapukur is the 171st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 43.58 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Baniapukur

Baniapukur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baniapukur 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. The nearest villages by name are Balaigaon, Balia, Balihara and Bamangram. 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 Baniapukur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baniapukur village had a population of 728. That makes it the 171st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Baniapukur village has 369 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baniapukur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Baniapukur is 733123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baniapukur covers 43.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baniapukur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

Baniapukur is in Raiganj 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 Baniapukur today is likely to be higher.

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