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About Banauli Village

Banauli is a mid sized village in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 389 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rajgir
Pincode 803116
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 389
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banauli compares

By the 2011 count Banauli is the 38th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 926.

Getting to Banauli

Banauli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banauli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Khudaganj Bazar, about 8.5 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 railway station Khudaganj Bazar 8.5 km
Nearest town Silao 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgir 12 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Banauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgir 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 705. That makes it the 38th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents.

Banauli village has 389 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banauli has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Banauli is 803116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banauli covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banauli falls under Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banauli is Khudaganj Bazar, about 8.5 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 km distance for Banauli.

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

Banauli is in Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district. Khudaganj Bazar is about 8.5 km away. Silao is about 12 km away. Rajgir is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mian Bigha (1.7 km), Tetaria (1.8 km) and Molnadih (2.0 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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