About Banmali Village

Banmali is a mid sized village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 360 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banmali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banmali village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	97 hectares
Population	705
Male Population	360
Female Population	345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banmali compares

By the 2011 count Banmali is the 55th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Banmali

Banmali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banmali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banmali from other places

Banmali lies about 26 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 8.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Banmali
Nearest railway station	Jalalgarh	8.8 km
Nearest town	Kasba	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	26 km
District headquarters	Araria	26 km

Villages closest to Banmali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kursakatta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Banmali

As per the Census of India 2011, Banmali village had a population of 705. That makes it the 55th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Banmali village has 360 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banmali has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Banmali is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banmali covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banmali falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banmali is Jalalgarh, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Banmali.

Banmali is about 26 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banmali is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Jalalgarh is about 8.8 km away. Kasba is about 12 km away. Kursakatta is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.