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About Milki Village

Milki is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,633, made up of 845 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Milki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Milki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 1,633
Male Population 845
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Milki compares

By the 2011 count Milki is the 70th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

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 5 - 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 22 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 9.1 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 Garh Banaili 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 11 km
District headquarters Purnia 22 km

Villages closest to Milki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 1,633. That makes it the 70th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Milki village has 845 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Milki has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Milki covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Milki falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Milki is Garh Banaili, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 22 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Milki is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 9.1 km away. Amour is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Routi (under 2 km), Nemua (under 2 km) and Chhapraili (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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