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About Banlauri Village

Banlauri is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,518, made up of 791 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banlauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banlauri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721601
Area (hectares) 85.39 hectares
Population 1,518
Male Population 791
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Banlauri compares

By the 2011 count Banlauri is the 52nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 85.39 hectares work out to about 18 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 933.

Getting to Banlauri

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

Banlauri lies about 28 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Durga Chak Town, about 1.5 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 Banlauri
Nearest railway station Durga Chak Town 1.5 km
Nearest town Haldia 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 28 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 28 km

Villages closest to Banlauri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur I 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 Banlauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Banlauri village had a population of 1,518. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Banlauri village has 791 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banlauri has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Banlauri is 721601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banlauri covers 85.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banlauri falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banlauri is Durga Chak Town, about 1.5 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 Banlauri.

Banlauri is about 28 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banlauri is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Durga Chak Town is about 1.5 km away. Haldia is about 4.2 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar Basudebpur (1.6 km), Nij Basudebpur (1.6 km) and Anantapur (5.5 km).

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

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