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About Banki Village

Banki is a mid sized village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 372 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713513, 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 Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali I
Pincode 713513
Area (hectares) 70.78 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 372
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 72nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 70.78 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

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 5 - 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 Bagiara, Bagiara Chak, Bagpur and Balarampur. 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 732. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Banki village has 372 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Banki is 713513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banki covers 70.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banki falls under Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Banki.

Banki is in Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman 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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