# Banki Village, Rupauli, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/rupauli/banki/ Village · Rupauli, Purnia # Banki Banki is a village in Rupauli sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854204**. The 2011 Census counted **5,787 people in 1,161 households**, the 15th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 5,787people (2011) - 1,161households - 43.4%literacy - 854204PIN code ## Banki PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banki is 854204.** Banki falls in Rupauli sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code854204 - Gram panchayatBhikna - Community development blockRupauli - Census village code223285 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banki from nearby towns? - Rupauli (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)60 km by road - Naugachhia (nearest town)10 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 Banki? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Banki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia - ○Degree college10+ km · Madho Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 h winter 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 Banki known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 424 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Banki Of every 100 households in Banki in 2011, 2 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Banki · ■ Rupauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **2% Toilet within the home ****13%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **88% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****12%** **22% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****72%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Banki? ■ Banki · ■ Rupauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **914 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **959 Working population ****34.8%** **35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.1% for men and 34.5% for women. 43% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,004 (50%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (3%) · **■** Marginal 730 (36%) 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 Rupauli - Lachhmipur7,202 people - Nathpur6,965 people - Sukhsena Milik6,772 people - Lachhimipur Girdhar6,534 people - Goapara5,528 people - Bahuti5,239 people - Bhikna4,779 people - Bela Parsadi4,678 people [All 55 villages in Rupauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/rupauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banki?854204 - How far is Banki from Purnia?60 km by road - What is the population of Banki?5,787 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banki in?Purnia district (Rupauli sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Banki?43.4% (Census 2011)