About Banki Village

Banki is a mid sized village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 502 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, 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	Indus
Pincode	722205
Area (hectares)	189.42 hectares
Population	965
Male Population	502
Female Population	463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banki compares

By the 2011 count Banki is the 68th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 189.42 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 955.

Getting to Banki

Banki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Banki as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bajitpur, Baktarpur, Bamania and Banberia. 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.

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Common questions about Banki

As per the Census of India 2011, Banki village had a population of 965. That makes it the 68th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Banki village has 502 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Banki is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banki covers 189.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Banki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Banki is in Indus 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.