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- LGD code
- 233163
- Pincode
- 841403
- Post office
- Baniapur
- Population
- 6,719
- Households
- 1,015
- Literacy rate
- 63.1%
- Sex ratio
- 960 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,566
Census 2011 · in context
How Baniyapur compares
By population, Baniyapur ranks #5 of 114 villages in Baniapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.1%
+8.2% vs mandal average
- Baniyapur
- 63.1%
- Baniapur mandal
- 54.9%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
960
−29 vs mandal average
- Baniyapur
- 960
- Baniapur mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Baniyapur
- 6.6
- Baniapur mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baniyapur at a glance
Baniyapur is a village of 6,719 people in 1,015 households (Census 2011) in Baniapur block, Saran district, Bihar, the 5th-largest of 114 villages in Baniapur block. Literacy is 63%, 8 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 960 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841403, served by Baniapur post office; the LGD village code is 233163. The village votes in Alinagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maithili Thakur. The population is estimated at 7,922 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Baniyapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baniyapur · this village | 6,719 | 63% | — |
| Piarepur · Baniapur | 1,660 | 53% | — |
| Basatpur · Baniapur | 1,587 | 65% | — |
| Dungurpatti · Baniapur | 1,016 | 57% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baniyapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- baniyapur
- Total area (ha)
- 289
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 53
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Baniyapur
- LGD code
- 233163
- Pincode
- 841403
- Post office
- Baniapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,719
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,922
- Households
- 1,015
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 960
- Literacy rate
- 63.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alinagar
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Maithili Thakur
- Block / Mandal
- Baniapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841403
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Other villages in Baniapur mandal
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- Satua
- Sarea
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- Berui
- Ibrahimpur
- Pithauri
- Karahi
- Maricha
- Pachmahla
- Pirauta Khas Ghurahu
- Sisai
- Manopali
- Pipra
- Hafizpur
- Sarmi
- Menruka
- Suhai Gajan
- Shekhpura
- Amanw
- Bhithi
- Bedauli
- Bhaiya Ramki Dhauri
- Pirauta Megha
- Chorauan
- Dhobwal
- Siripur
- Dhanawn
- Bhuidhara
- Katsa
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)