Baniapur is a town in the

Saran district Saran district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Indian state of Bihar. The district, part of Saran Division, is also known as Chhapra district after the headquarters of the district, Chhapra. It is considered as one of the richest Zamindar ...

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

state,

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. In January and February, a big fair ( mela) is held at Baniapur.

Transport

National Highway 85 and National Highway 101 pass through Baniapur. The nearest airport is

Patna Airport Jayprakash Narayan International Airport is an international airport serving Patna, the capital of Bihar, India. It is named after the independence activist and political leader, Jayprakash Narayan. It is the 14th busiest airport in India. ...

, and the nearest railway station is Ekma Railway Station. The nearest railway junction is Chhapra Junction, which is about away from the town. It falls under Kanhauli Sangram panchayat and Maharajganj Loksabha seat.

Economy

The people of Baniapur are solely dependent on small-scale businesses. Baniapur had an estimated distributed population of nearly 30,000 according to 2011 Census India.

References

Cities and towns in Saran district {{Bihar-geo-stub