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About Banauli Village

Banauli is a small village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 45 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,467 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Banauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 45
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,467
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banauli compares

By the 2011 count Banauli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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 5 - 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 26 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Kharaundh, about 3.6 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 Kharaundh 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 4.2 km
Nearest town Rajauli 6.5 km
District headquarters Nawada 26 km

Villages closest to Banauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirdala 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 111. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Banauli village has 45 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banauli has about 1467 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Banauli covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banauli falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banauli is Kharaundh, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banauli.

Banauli is about 26 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banauli is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Kharaundh is about 3.6 km away. Sirdala is about 4.2 km away. Rajauli is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalua (under 2 km), Chaube (under 2 km) and Khanpura (under 2 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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