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About Banki Village

Banki is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 339 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.22 hectares hectares.

Banki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banki village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 551.22 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 339
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banki compares

By the 2011 count Banki is the 48th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 551.22 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Banki

Banki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banki as Available within <5 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 Banki from other places

Banki lies about 24 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Bildi, about 14 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
Nearest railway station Bildi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 22 km
District headquarters Ratlam 24 km
Nearest town Ratlām 24 km

Villages closest to Banki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banki village had a population of 714. That makes it the 48th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Banki village has 339 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Banki covers 551.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banki falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banki is Bildi, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banki.

Banki is about 24 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banki is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Bildi is about 14 km away. Sailana is about 22 km away. Ratlam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalakhet (2.6 km), Natwarpura (3.6 km) and Rampuriya Bhilan (6.1 km).

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

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