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About Banauli Village

Banauli is one of the larger villages in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,498, made up of 4,478 males and 4,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Singhwara
Pincode 847428
Area (hectares) 299 hectares
Population 8,498
Male Population 4,478
Female Population 4,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banauli compares

By the 2011 count Banauli is the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Banauli

Banauli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Banauli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banauli from other places

Banauli lies about 9.2 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Shisho, about 9.3 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 Banauli
Tehsil headquarters Singhwara 8.3 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Shisho 9.3 km

Villages closest to Banauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banauli village had a population of 8,498. That makes it the 8th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Banauli village has 4,478 males and 4,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banauli has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Banauli is 847428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banauli covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banauli falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banauli is Shisho, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banauli.

Banauli is about 9.2 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banauli is in Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Singhwara is about 8.3 km away. Darbhanga is about 9.2 km away. Shisho is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basauli (under 2 km), Simri (5.1 km) and Singhwara (8.3 km).

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

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