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About Banaili Village

Banaili is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 363 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares.

Banaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 363
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banaili compares

By the 2011 count Banaili is the 81st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Banaili

Banaili is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banaili 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banaili from other places

Banaili lies about 150 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Majnupur Nawada, about 9.6 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 Banaili
Nearest railway station Majnupur Nawada 9.6 km
Nearest town Teghra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 150 km

Villages closest to Banaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banaili village had a population of 747. That makes it the 81st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Banaili village has 363 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaili has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Banaili covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banaili falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banaili is Majnupur Nawada, about 9.6 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 km distance for Banaili.

Banaili is about 150 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banaili is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Majnupur Nawada is about 9.6 km away. Teghra is about 14 km away. Dagarua is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (3.3 km), Gopalpur (4.1 km) and Maria (7.3 km).

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

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