About Banaul Village

Banaul is one of the larger villages in Bokhara tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,617, made up of 8,214 males and 7,403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 958 hectares hectares.

Banaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaul village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Bokhara
Area (hectares)	958 hectares
Population	15,617
Male Population	8,214
Female Population	7,403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banaul compares

By the 2011 count Banaul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,691 residents. Its 958 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Banaul

Banaul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banaul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Banaul from other places

Banaul lies about 59 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Shisho, about 9.3 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 Banaul
Nearest town	Darbhanga	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Shisho	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bokhara	28 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	59 km

Villages closest to Banaul

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

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Common questions about Banaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Banaul village had a population of 15,617. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,691 residents.

Banaul village has 8,214 males and 7,403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaul has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Banaul covers 958 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banaul falls under Bokhara tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banaul is Shisho, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banaul.

Banaul is about 59 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banaul is in Bokhara tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Darbhanga is about 9.2 km away. Shisho is about 9.3 km away. Bokhara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.