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About Banua Village

Banua is a large village in Deo tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,100, made up of 1,595 males and 1,505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares.

Banua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Deo
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 3,100
Male Population 1,595
Female Population 1,505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banua compares

By the 2011 count Banua is the 11th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Banua

Banua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banua as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Banua from other places

Banua lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 29 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 Banua
Tehsil headquarters Deo 8.6 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 19 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 19 km
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 29 km

Villages closest to Banua

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

Common questions about Banua

As per the Census of India 2011, Banua village had a population of 3,100. That makes it the 11th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Banua village has 1,595 males and 1,505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banua has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Banua covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banua falls under Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banua is Baghoi Kusa, about 29 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banua.

Banua is about 19 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banua is in Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district. Deo is about 8.6 km away. Aurangabad is about 19 km away. Aurangābād is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (under 2 km), Haidar Chak (under 2 km) and Chauria (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Banua today is likely to be higher.

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