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About Banki Village

Banki is a large village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,148, made up of 1,088 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1316.69 hectares hectares.

Banki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banki village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Seoni
Area (hectares) 1316.69 hectares
Population 2,148
Male Population 1,088
Female Population 1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banki compares

By the 2011 count Banki is the 13th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 1316.69 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 952.

Getting to Banki

Banki is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Banki as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 20 km from Seoni. 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 Seoni 20 km

Villages closest to Banki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni 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 2,148. That makes it the 13th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Banki village has 1,088 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Banki covers 1316.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banki falls under Seoni tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Banki notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Banki.

Banki is about 20 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banki is in Seoni tehsil of Seoni district. Seoni is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jurtara (2.4 km), Nandni (2.5 km) and Gangeruwa (2.6 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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