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About Bani Village

Bani is a small village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 157 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326038
Area (hectares) 143.09 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 157
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is the 148th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 143.09 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

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 <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 Bani from other places

Bani lies about 24 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 10 km
Nearest town Sangod 17 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 24 km
Nearest railway station Jhalawar City 27 km

Villages closest to Bani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanpur 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 298. That makes it the 148th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Bani village has 157 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Bani is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bani covers 143.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bani falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bani is Jhalawar City, about 27 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 Bani.

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

Bani is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 10 km away. Sangod is about 17 km away. Jhalawar 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 Jathedi (under 2 km), Dahi Khera (under 2 km) and Lalawata (1.6 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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