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About Banaura Village

Banaura is a large village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,020, made up of 1,081 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.82 hectares hectares.

Banaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 451.82 hectares
Population 2,020
Male Population 1,081
Female Population 939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banaura compares

By the 2011 count Banaura is the 49th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 451.82 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Banaura

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

How far is Banaura from other places

Banaura lies about 14 km from Gorakhpur. 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 Banaura
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 6.0 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 14 km

Villages closest to Banaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banaura village had a population of 2,020. That makes it the 49th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Banaura village has 1,081 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banaura has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Banaura covers 451.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banaura falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Banaura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Banaura.

Banaura is about 14 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banaura is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 6.0 km away. Gorakhpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amtaura (under 2 km), Belwa Dari (under 2 km) and Kaili (under 2 km).

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

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