About Banki Village

Banki is one of the larger villages in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,787, made up of 3,076 males and 2,711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Rupauli
Pincode	854204
Area (hectares)	424 hectares
Population	5,787
Male Population	3,076
Female Population	2,711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banki compares

By the 2011 count Banki is the 15th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 424 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

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 5 - 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 46 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banikpur Halt, about 16 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	Rupauli	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Banikpur Halt	16 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	17 km
District headquarters	Purnia	46 km

Villages closest to Banki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rupauli 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 5,787. That makes it the 15th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Banki village has 3,076 males and 2,711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Banki is 854204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banki covers 424 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banki falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banki is Banikpur Halt, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Banki.

Banki is about 46 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banki is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 6.4 km away. Banikpur Halt is about 16 km away. Naugachhia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.