About Bani Village

Bani is a mid sized village in Shankarpur tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 488 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares.

Bani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Shankarpur
Area (hectares)	121 hectares
Population	942
Male Population	488
Female Population	454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 11,802 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bani

Bani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bani as Available within 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 Bani from other places

Bani lies about 11 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Methai, about 12 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 Bani
District headquarters	Madhepura	11 km
Nearest railway station	Methai	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shankarpur	13 km

Villages closest to Bani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani village had a population of 942. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 11,802 residents.

Bani village has 488 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Bani covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bani falls under Shankarpur tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bani is Methai, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bani.

Bani is about 11 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bani is in Shankarpur tehsil of Madhepura district. Madhepura is about 11 km away. Methai is about 12 km away. Shankarpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.