Village · Indus, Bankura
# Banki

Banki is a village in Indus sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 965 people in 201 households, the 68th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.
- 965 people (2011)
- 201 households
- 81.6% literacy
- 922 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banki

Of every 100 households in Banki in 2011, 80 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Banki · ■ Indus rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 50%
- Toilet within the home 58% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 41% 66%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 26% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 80%
- Use banking services 27% 39%
- Television 26% 25%
- Mobile phone 43% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 11% 18%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Banki?

■ Banki · ■ Indus rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.6% 71.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 922 958
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 964
- Working population 39.0% 40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 73.5% for women. 64% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 162 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 36 (10%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 61 (16%) · ■ Marginal 115 (31%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Indus
- Bhagabanbati 984 people
- Sahisnara 976 people
- Fatepur 973 people
- Panjkona 970 people
- Jashdighi 948 people
- Thakurni Pushkarini 941 people
- Bagalpur 916 people
- Bangal Chak 908 people

All 131 villages in Indus

## Other places named Banki
- Banki · Sub-district, Cuttack · 176,567 people
- Banki · Town, Bara Banki · 21,317 people
- Banki · Town, Cuttack · 17,521 people
- Banki · Village, Rupauli, Purnia · 5,787 people
- Banki · Village, Madhepur, Madhubani · 5,558 people
- Banki · Village, Nawabganj, Bara Banki · 4,794 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Banki? 965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banki in? Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banki? 81.6% (Census 2011)

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