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About Banauli Village

Banauli is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 44 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,386 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banauli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262534
Area (hectares) 38.84 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 44
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,386
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 Banauli compares

By the 2011 count Banauli is the 143rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 38.84 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Banauli

Banauli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banauli 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 Banauli from other places

Banauli lies about 27 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 62 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
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 16 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 27 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 62 km

Villages closest to Banauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 105. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Banauli village has 44 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banauli has about 1386 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Banauli is 262534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banauli covers 38.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banauli falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Banauli is Kathgodam, about 62 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 Banauli.

Banauli is about 27 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banauli is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 16 km away. Pithoragarh is about 27 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anauli (under 2 km), Pilkhi (under 2 km) and Rithyat (2.0 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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