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About Banauli Village

Banauli is a large village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,026, made up of 1,065 males and 961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.45 hectares hectares.

Banauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banauli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 71.45 hectares
Population 2,026
Male Population 1,065
Female Population 961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banauli compares

By the 2011 count Banauli is the 48th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 71.45 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Banauli

Banauli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banauli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Banauli from other places

Banauli lies about 21 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 4.7 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 Banauli
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 7.2 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 9.6 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 21 km

Villages closest to Banauli

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 Banauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Banauli village had a population of 2,026. That makes it the 48th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Banauli village has 1,065 males and 961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banauli has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Banauli covers 71.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Banauli is Sihapar Halt, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance for Banauli.

Banauli is about 21 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banauli is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 4.7 km away. Sahjanwa is about 7.2 km away. Khalīlābād is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhitaha (under 2 km), Shahpur (under 2 km) and Punda (under 2 km).

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

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