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About Bani Village

Bani is a mid sized village in Sardarpur tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 365 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.42 hectares hectares.

Bani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Sardarpur
Area (hectares) 407.42 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 365
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is the 116th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents. Its 407.42 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bani

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

Bani lies about 22 km from Sardarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhar, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters Sardarpur 22 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 26 km
Nearest railway station Dhar 29 km

Villages closest to Bani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani village had a population of 705. That makes it the 116th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,407 residents.

Bani village has 365 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Bani covers 407.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bani falls under Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bani is Dhar, about 29 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 km distance for Bani.

Bani is about 22 km from Sardarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bani is in Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district. Sardarpur is about 22 km away. Badnāwar is about 26 km away. Dhar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khuntpala (under 2 km), Chandodiya (2.2 km) and Chunyagadi (3.1 km).

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

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