About Banki Village

Banki is a mid sized village in Chandiposh tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 391 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banki village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Chandiposh
Pincode	770037
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	786
Male Population	391
Female Population	395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
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 8th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

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 88 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Champajharan, about 4.0 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	Champajharan	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandiposh	4.1 km
Nearest town	Raurkela Industrial Township	12 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	88 km

Villages closest to Banki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banki village had a population of 786. That makes it the 8th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Banki village has 391 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Banki is 770037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banki covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banki falls under Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Banki is Champajharan, about 4.0 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 88 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banki is in Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh district. Champajharan is about 4.0 km away. Chandiposh is about 4.1 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.