According to one embodiment, there is provided an electrode for battery. The electrode includes a current collector and an active material layer provided on the current collector. The active material layer includes a first powder of a monoclinic titanium dioxide compound and a second powder a monoclinic titanium dioxide compound. The first powder has a minor-axis average dimension of primary particles in the range from 0.5 μm to 5 μm and a major-axis average dimension of primary particles in the range from 0.5 μm to 20 μm. The second powder has a minor-axis average dimension of primary particles in the range from 0.01 μm to 0.3 μm and a major-axis average dimension of primary particles in the range from 0.5 μm to 1 μm.