# Banki Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Robertsganj, Sonbhadra 

# Banki

Banki is a village in Robertsganj sub-district of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,285 people in 230 households**, the 139th largest of 770 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 1,285people (2011)
- 230households
- 60.5%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banki

Of every 100 households in Banki in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banki · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**13%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****88%**

**81%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Robertsganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**930

Working population ****31.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 39.6% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (40%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 72 (18%)

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 Robertsganj

- Aelahi1,324 people
- Parshauti1,305 people
- Pithoury1,300 people
- Purana1,293 people
- Baburi1,275 people
- Gotiband1,273 people
- Kajeyar1,271 people
- Hinduhari1,270 people

[All 793 villages in Robertsganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/robertsganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banki?1,285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banki in?Sonbhadra district (Robertsganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Banki?60.5% (Census 2011)