| Banauli | |
| Native Name: | बनौली |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Coordinates: | 26.69°N 85.89°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Madhesh Pradesh, Mithila region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mahottari District |
| Government Type: | RJPN |
| Leader Title: | Ward Head |
| Leader Name: | MADHUBENDRA JHA |
| Population Total: | 4577 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Official Name: | Banauli Raj |
Banauli is a Village or Ward No. 07 in Pipra Rural Municipality of Mahottari District in the Madhesh Pradesh (Mithila region) of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4577 people living in 944 individual households.[1] It is very near Thakurpati and Jankpurdham city.
Major inhabitants
Here the major inhabitants are Maithil Brahmins, Bhumihar, Dhanuk, Shahu, Lohar, Mukhiya, Das etc.
Formerly this Village was under Banauli-Donauli Village Development Committee of Mahottari district however after the provincial distribution of the country, it lies in Pipara Rural Municipality of Mahottari district in Madhesh Pradesh. Banauli is also considered as the place where great Maithili Poet Vidyapati lived around twelve years and hence it holds great historical significance. The place where Maithili poet Vidyapati lived is known as Banauli Vidyapati Dih. The site is also claimed the capital of the King Puraditya of the Dronawara Dynasty in Mithila. This village lies 4 km south of Janakpurdham. The village is connected by the Vidyapati National Highway from Janakpur to the Indo - Nepal border town Matihani via Ekrahiya Village. The Vidyapati National Highway is also connected to the Bhitthamore - Janakpur National Highway at Vidyapati Dwar (Gate).[2]