# Banki Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Banki

Banki is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **732 people in 168 households**, the 72nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 732people (2011)
- 168households
- 65.9%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Banki

Of every 100 households in Banki in 2011, 26 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banki · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**40%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**81%

Use banking services ****16%**

**48%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**954

Working population ****36.1%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 58.4% for women. 61% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (34%) · **■** Household industry 16 (6%) · **■** Other work 32 (12%) · **■** Marginal 99 (38%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Satgaria857 people
- Damodarpara850 people
- Bamangaria817 people
- Dastipara737 people
- Lakshmanpur701 people
- Shankra666 people
- Karail636 people
- Atkadanga620 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Banki?732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banki in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Banki?65.9% (Census 2011)