# Baniyani

_Village development committee in Jhapa District in the Mechi Zone of south-eastern Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Baniyani  is a Village Development Committee in Jhapa District in the Province No. 1 of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5043 people residing in 985 individual households. Laxmi Higher Secondary School, Baniyani Health-Post, and an Armed-Force Camp are located in the vicinity. Mechi River flows to the east on the border of Nepal and India.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414518#P31))
- **Located in:** Jhapa District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414518#P131))
- **Population:** 6,458 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414518#P1082))
- **Coordinates:** 26.4333, 88.0333

## Questions

**Where is Baniyani located?**  
Baniyani is located in Jhapa District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Baniyani?**  
The population of Baniyani is 6,458 (as of 2011).

## Related

- [Jhapa District](https://diginpl.com/places/jhapa-district)
- [Koshi Province](https://diginpl.com/places/koshi-province)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Baniyani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baniyani) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बनियानी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3414518](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414518) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: NepalJhapaDistrictmap.png by United Nations (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NepalJhapaDistrictmap.png)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Baniyani". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/baniyani. Retrieved 21 October 2026.