Skip to main content

About Banauli Village

Banauli is a mid sized village in Aurai tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 282 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Aurai
Pincode 843117
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 282
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banauli compares

By the 2011 count Banauli is the 91st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Banauli

Banauli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banauli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Banauli from other places

Banauli lies about 42 km from Muzaffarpur, 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
Nearest town Darbhanga 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Shisho 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Aurai 31 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 42 km

Villages closest to Banauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aurai 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 564. That makes it the 91st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents.

Banauli village has 282 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banauli has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Banauli is 843117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banauli covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banauli falls under Aurai tehsil of Muzaffarpur 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 10+ km distance.

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

Banauli is about 42 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banauli is in Aurai tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Darbhanga is about 9.2 km away. Shisho is about 9.3 km away. Aurai is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampur Simri (5.1 km), Bhawanipur (9.7 km) and Harpur (13 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.