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About Bani Village

Bani is a mid sized village in Kumher tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 422 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Kumher
Pincode 321602
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 422
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is the 76th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Bani

Bani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bani as Available within 10+ 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 Bani from other places

Bani lies about 19 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Paprera, about 2.2 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 Paprera 2.2 km
Nearest town Nādbai 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumher 11 km
District headquarters Bharatpur 19 km

Villages closest to Bani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani village had a population of 799. That makes it the 76th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Bani village has 422 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Bani is 321602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bani covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bani falls under Kumher tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bani is Paprera, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance for Bani.

Bani is about 19 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bani is in Kumher tehsil of Bharatpur district. Paprera is about 2.2 km away. Nādbai is about 10 km away. Kumher is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bani (under 2 km), Chimni (under 2 km) and Chak Paprera (under 2 km).

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

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