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About Banki Village

Banki is a large village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,045, made up of 972 males and 1,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.18 hectares hectares.

Banki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banki village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 245.18 hectares
Population 2,045
Male Population 972
Female Population 1,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banki compares

By the 2011 count Banki is the 34th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 245.18 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Banki

Banki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banki 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 Banki from other places

Banki lies about 42 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 48 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 Sihawal 2.1 km
Nearest town Mauganj 39 km
District headquarters Sidhi 42 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 48 km

Villages closest to Banki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sihawal 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 2,045. That makes it the 34th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Banki village has 972 males and 1,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Banki covers 245.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banki falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Banki is Majhaoli, about 48 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 Banki.

Banki is about 42 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banki is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 2.1 km away. Mauganj is about 39 km away. Sidhi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitwariya No 1 (under 2 km), Chitwariya No 2 (under 2 km) and Chitwariya No 3 (under 2 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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