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About Ganesh Banauli Village

Ganesh Banauli is a large village in Benipur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,318, made up of 2,295 males and 2,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganesh Banauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganesh Banauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Benipur
Pincode 847201
Area (hectares) 1124 hectares
Population 4,318
Male Population 2,295
Female Population 2,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganesh Banauli compares

By the 2011 count Ganesh Banauli is the 17th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents. Its 1124 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Ganesh Banauli

Ganesh Banauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganesh Banauli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganesh Banauli from other places

Ganesh Banauli lies about 20 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Thalwara, about 15 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 Ganesh Banauli
Tehsil headquarters Benipur 11 km
Nearest railway station Thalwara 15 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 20 km

Villages closest to Ganesh Banauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Benipur 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 Ganesh Banauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganesh Banauli village had a population of 4,318. That makes it the 17th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents.

Ganesh Banauli village has 2,295 males and 2,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganesh Banauli has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Ganesh Banauli is 847201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganesh Banauli covers 1124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganesh Banauli falls under Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganesh Banauli is Thalwara, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ganesh Banauli is about 20 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganesh Banauli is in Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 11 km away. Thalwara is about 15 km away. Darbhanga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhmanpur (4.5 km), Balni (6.0 km) and Jarshon (7.8 km).

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

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