| Baniyani | |
| Settlement Type: | Village Development Committee |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Province No. 1 |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jhapa District |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 1991 |
| Population Total: | 5043 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 26.44°N 88.05°W |
Baniyani (Nepali: बनियानी) 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.[1] 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.
Many ethnic groups live in the region, such as: Rai, Newar, Tamang, Limbu, Meche, Koche, Rajbanshi, Gangain, Muslim, Gaine, Chaudhary,Bahun, chetri, santhal