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About Milki Village

Milki is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 526 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Milki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Milki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 526
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Milki compares

By the 2011 count Milki is the 74th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Milki

Milki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Milki as Available within 5 - 10 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 Milki from other places

Milki lies about 28 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 13 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 Milki
Nearest railway station Bela 13 km
Nearest town Purāini 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 28 km
District headquarters Banka 28 km

Villages closest to Milki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya 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 Milki

As per the Census of India 2011, Milki village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 74th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Milki village has 526 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Milki has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Milki covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Milki falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Milki is Bela, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Milki.

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

Milki is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 13 km away. Purāini is about 17 km away. Dhuraiya 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 Milki Chak (under 2 km), Hasai (under 2 km) and Deodar (under 2 km).

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

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