# Banaul Village, Bokhara, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/bokhara/banaul/ Village · Bokhara, Sitamarhi # Banaul Banaul is a village in Bokhara sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **15,617 people in 3,546 households**, the 2nd largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.6%. - 15,617people (2011) - 3,546households - 51.8%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## Banaul PIN code and other codes Banaul falls in Bokhara sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBanual - Community development blockBokhara - Census village code219794 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banaul from nearby towns? - Bokhara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)35 km by road - Pupri (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Banaul? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Banaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balasath - ○Degree college10+ km · Chandauna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Banaul known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 29% of the 958 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Banaul Of every 100 households in Banaul in 2011, 1 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Banaul · ■ Bokhara rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****24%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **95% Use banking services ****41%** **31% Television ****5%** **4% Mobile phone ****56%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Banaul? ■ Banaul · ■ Bokhara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%** **48.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **927 Working population ****35.8%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.4% for men and 44.4% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,094 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,646 (29%) · **■** Household industry 63 (1%) · **■** Other work 895 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,888 (34%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bokhara - Kharka Basant16,018 people - Bokhra14,459 people - Madsudanpur Dumri Mahisautha10,892 people - Burhmagra Jajuara Khurd10,349 people - Chakauti8,962 people [All 28 villages in Bokhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/bokhara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Banaul from Sitamarhi?35 km by road - What is the population of Banaul?15,617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banaul in?Sitamarhi district (Bokhara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Banaul?51.8% (Census 2011)