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About Banki Village

Banki is a large village in Hindaun tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,285, made up of 1,274 males and 1,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 794 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banki village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Karauli
Tehsil Hindaun
Pincode 322230
Area (hectares) 297.01 hectares
Population 2,285
Male Population 1,274
Female Population 1,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 794
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banki compares

By the 2011 count Banki is the 43rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 297.01 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 854.

Getting to Banki

Banki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 13 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Sirmuttra, about 24 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
District headquarters Karauli 13 km
Nearest railway station Sirmuttra 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Hindaun 33 km

Villages closest to Banki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hindaun 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 2,285. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Banki village has 1,274 males and 1,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki has about 794 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 854.

The pincode recorded for Banki is 322230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banki covers 297.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banki falls under Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Banki is Sirmuttra, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banki.

Banki is about 13 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banki is in Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district. Karauli is about 13 km away. Sirmuttra is about 24 km away. Hindaun is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahoo Dalalpur (3.4 km), Mahoo Khas (3.4 km) and Vamanpura (5.0 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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