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About Banauta Village

Banauta is one of the larger villages in Parsa tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,479, made up of 2,697 males and 2,782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banauta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Parsa
Pincode 841215
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 5,479
Male Population 2,697
Female Population 2,782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banauta compares

By the 2011 count Banauta is the 5th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Banauta

Banauta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banauta as Available within <5 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 Banauta from other places

Banauta lies about 36 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Shilhauri Halt, about 11 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 Banauta
Nearest town Marhaura 11 km
Nearest railway station Shilhauri Halt 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Parsa 30 km
District headquarters Saran 36 km

Villages closest to Banauta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banauta village had a population of 5,479. That makes it the 5th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Banauta village has 2,697 males and 2,782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banauta has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Banauta is 841215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banauta covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banauta falls under Parsa tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banauta is Shilhauri Halt, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banauta.

Banauta is about 36 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banauta is in Parsa tehsil of Saran district. Marhaura is about 11 km away. Shilhauri Halt is about 11 km away. Parsa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Molnapur (under 2 km), Ganeshpatti (under 2 km) and Basauti (under 2 km).

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

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