# Banki Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Banki

Banki is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **680 people in 135 households**, the 92nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 680people (2011)
- 135households
- 51.1%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Banki PIN code and other codes

Banki falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493890

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?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)59 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)19 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Banki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghoghari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 47% of the 462 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 78 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banki · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****81%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****53%**

**54%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**51%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**970

Working population ****55.0%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.2% for men and 40.0% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (10%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 56 (15%) · **■** Marginal 166 (44%)

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 Amarwara

- Hingpani728 people
- Rapha719 people
- Kudwari715 people
- Dhadara704 people
- Jhagdaboh678 people
- Kopakhada672 people
- Pipariya Bharti668 people
- Jamuniya Bhura661 people

[All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banki from Chhindwara?59 km by road
- What is the population of Banki?680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banki in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banki?51.1% (Census 2011)