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About Banaur Village

Banaur is a mid sized village in Jhanjharpur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,699, made up of 875 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.7 hectares hectares.

Banaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Jhanjharpur
Area (hectares) 136.7 hectares
Population 1,699
Male Population 875
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banaur compares

By the 2011 count Banaur is the 39th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents. Its 136.7 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Banaur

Banaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banaur 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 Banaur from other places

Banaur lies about 20 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Mahrail, about 4.0 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 Banaur
Nearest railway station Mahrail 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanjharpur 6.4 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 6.4 km
District headquarters Madhubani 20 km

Villages closest to Banaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banaur village had a population of 1,699. That makes it the 39th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents.

Banaur village has 875 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Banaur covers 136.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banaur falls under Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banaur is Mahrail, about 4.0 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 Banaur.

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

Banaur is in Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district. Mahrail is about 4.0 km away. Jhanjharpur is about 6.4 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramkhetari (under 2 km), Santnagar (under 2 km) and Dubauli Khaira (2.5 km).

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

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