About Bani Village

Bani is a mid sized village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,531, made up of 773 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1007.39 hectares hectares.

Bani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandsaur
Tehsil	Shamgarh
Area (hectares)	1007.39 hectares
Population	1,531
Male Population	773
Female Population	758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is the 15th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 1007.39 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bani

Bani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 48 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Hanspura, 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
Nearest railway station	Hanspura	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shamgarh	13 km
Nearest town	Shāmgarh	13 km
District headquarters	Mandsaur	48 km

Villages closest to Bani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shamgarh 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 1,531. That makes it the 15th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Bani village has 773 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Bani covers 1007.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bani falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bani is Hanspura, 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 village for Bani.

Bani is about 48 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bani is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Hanspura is about 12 km away. Shamgarh is about 13 km away. Shāmgarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.