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About Bani Village

Bani is a mid sized village in Pachpahar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,781, made up of 916 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326512, 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 Pachpahar
Pincode 326512
Area (hectares) 648.79 hectares
Population 1,781
Male Population 916
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is the 22nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents. Its 648.79 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bani

Bani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bani as Available within village. 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 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
Nearest town Sangod 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachpahar 24 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 Pachpahar 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 1,781. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents.

Bani village has 916 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bani is 326512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bani covers 648.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bani falls under Pachpahar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Pachpahar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Sangod is about 17 km away. Pachpahar is about 24 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 Gurha (4.0 km), Sarkanya (4.7 km) and Nipaniya Hara (5.4 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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