Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani
# Banaur

Banaur is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,699 people in 402 households, the 39th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.
- 1,699 people (2011)
- 402 households
- 73.0% literacy
- 942 females per 1,000 males

## Banaur PIN code and other codes

Banaur falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Banaur
- Community development block Jhanjharpur
- Census village code 220704

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Banaur from nearby towns?
- Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Banaur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Banaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Raiam
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Banaur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 93% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Banaur

Of every 100 households in Banaur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banaur · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 3% 12%
- Toilet within the home 8% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 83%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 38% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 28% 43%
- Television 1% 9%
- Mobile phone 47% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 27%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banaur?

■ Banaur · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.0% 60.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 938
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 993 956
- Working population 45.6% 36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 61.1% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 50 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 54 (7%) · ■ Marginal 667 (86%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jhanjharpur
- Shankarpur 1,828 people
- Sohpur 1,790 people
- Nirbhapur 1,781 people
- Sameya 1,702 people
- Imadpatti 1,694 people
- Ramkhetari 1,451 people
- Az Rakbe Chaupta 1,405 people
- Raghunandanpur 1,390 people

All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Banaur from Madhubani? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Banaur? 1,699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banaur in? Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banaur? 73.0% (Census 2011)

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