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About Banaula Village

Banaula is a small village in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 184 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banaula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaula village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilaspur Sadar
Pincode 174013
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 184
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banaula compares

By the 2011 count Banaula is the 56th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Banaula

Banaula is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banaula as Available within village. 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 Banaula from other places

Banaula lies about 29 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 6.4 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 Banaula
Nearest railway station Akaltara 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilaspur Sadar 29 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Banaula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaspur Sadar 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 Banaula

As per the Census of India 2011, Banaula village had a population of 378. That makes it the 56th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Banaula village has 184 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaula has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Banaula is 174013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banaula covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banaula falls under Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Banaula is Akaltara, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Banaula.

Banaula is about 29 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banaula is in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district. Akaltara is about 6.4 km away. Bilaspur Sadar is about 29 km away. Bilaspur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaon Kothi (2.9 km), Kot (2.9 km) and Kothi (2.9 km).

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

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