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About Bani Village

Bani is a large village in Bilhaur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,227, made up of 1,185 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.9 hectares hectares.

Bani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Bilhaur
Area (hectares) 378.9 hectares
Population 2,227
Male Population 1,185
Female Population 1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Bani compares

By the 2011 count Bani is the 53rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 378.9 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 868.

Getting to Bani

Bani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bani 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 Bani from other places

Bani lies about 60 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Mani Mau, about 8.5 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 Mani Mau 8.5 km
Nearest town Kannauj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilhaur 20 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 60 km

Villages closest to Bani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilhaur 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 2,227. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Bani village has 1,185 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Bani covers 378.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bani falls under Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bani is Mani Mau, about 8.5 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 Bani.

Bani is about 60 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bani is in Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Mani Mau is about 8.5 km away. Kannauj is about 12 km away. Bilhaur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanspur (under 2 km), Behta (under 2 km) and Katri Behta (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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