# Baniyas Village, Karnaprayag, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Karnaprayag, Chamoli 

# Baniyas

Baniyas is a village in Karnaprayag sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **239 people in 48 households**, the 55th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 239people (2011)
- 48households
- 76.2%literacy
- 1,414females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baniyas

Of every 100 households in Baniyas in 2011, 67 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baniyas · ■ Karnaprayag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**49%

Tap water ****85%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**75%

Use banking services ****31%**

**84%

Television ****48%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Baniyas?

■ Baniyas · ■ Karnaprayag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1414**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**892

Working population ****48.5%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 66.4% for women. 39% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (16%) · **■** Marginal 97 (84%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Karnaprayag

- Sindrawani Laga Jhirkoti255 people
- Gwad251 people
- Kuneth247 people
- Mangroli241 people
- Ghatora238 people
- Matholi237 people
- Duwa233 people
- Jaiti Bhatkoti231 people

[All 222 villages in Karnaprayag](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/karnaprayag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baniyas?239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baniyas in?Chamoli district (Karnaprayag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Baniyas?76.2% (Census 2011)