# Bani Village, Shankarpur, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shankarpur, Madhepura 

# Bani

Bani is a village in Shankarpur sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **942 people in 179 households**, the 9th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 942people (2011)
- 179households
- 63.1%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Bani PIN code and other codes

Bani falls in Shankarpur sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaura Kabiyahee, Behraree
- Community development blockShankarpur
- Census village code225904

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bani from nearby towns?

- Shankarpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)21 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)21 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bani?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bani

Of every 100 households in Bani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bani · ■ Shankarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****54%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bani?

■ Bani · ■ Shankarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****819**

**924

Working population ****46.4%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 49.4% for women. 48% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 420 (96%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shankarpur

- Gidha8,962 people
- Basantpur4,613 people
- Kamargaon **1,883 people
- Champanagar1,410 people

[All 9 villages in Shankarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/shankarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bani from Madhepura?21 km by road
- What is the population of Bani?942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bani in?Madhepura district (Shankarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bani?63.1% (Census 2011)