About Banki Village

Banki is a small village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 249 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares.

Banki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	38 hectares
Population	463
Male Population	249
Female Population	214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banki compares

By the 2011 count Banki is the 92nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Banki

Banki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Banki from other places

Banki lies about 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 27 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 Banki
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	3.9 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	27 km
District headquarters	Gaya	34 km

Villages closest to Banki

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

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Common questions about Banki

As per the Census of India 2011, Banki village had a population of 463. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Banki village has 249 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Banki covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banki falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banki is Bansinala Halt, about 27 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 - 10 km distance for Banki.

Banki is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banki is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 3.9 km away. Bagaha is about 9.9 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.