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About Banki Village

Banki is a mid sized village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 562 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722155
Area (hectares) 55.69 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 562
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Banki compares

By the 2011 count Banki is the 48th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 55.69 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Banki

The census records public bus service for Banki 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baikunthapur, Balarampur, Banhambirpur and Bankata. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,120. That makes it the 48th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Banki village has 562 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Banki is 722155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banki covers 55.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banki falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banki notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Banki.

Banki is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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