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About Banki Village

Banki is a large village in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,942, made up of 1,509 males and 1,433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721642, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721642
Area (hectares) 206.54 hectares
Population 2,942
Male Population 1,509
Female Population 1,433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banki compares

By the 2011 count Banki is the 29th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 206.54 hectares work out to about 14 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 923.

Getting to Banki

Banki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 30 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanthi, about 14 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
Nearest town Contai 12 km
Nearest railway station Kanthi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Moyna 30 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 30 km

Villages closest to Banki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Moyna 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 2,942. That makes it the 29th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Banki village has 1,509 males and 1,433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Banki is 721642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banki covers 206.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banki falls under Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banki is Kanthi, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 about 30 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banki is in Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Contai is about 12 km away. Kanthi is about 14 km away. Moyna is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopal Chak (3.6 km), Kalage Chhia (21 km) and Baital Chak (24 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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