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About Banaili Village

Banaili is one of the larger villages in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,026, made up of 3,090 males and 2,936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares.

Banaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 529 hectares
Population 6,026
Male Population 3,090
Female Population 2,936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 6th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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 16 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 8.8 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 Jalalgarh 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 16 km

Villages closest to Banaili

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasba 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 6,026. That makes it the 6th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Banaili village has 3,090 males and 2,936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaili has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Banaili covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banaili falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banaili is Jalalgarh, about 8.8 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 16 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 Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 8.8 km away. Kasba is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phul Banaili (under 2 km), Sadhauli (2.3 km) and Matkopa (2.4 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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