Bani is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 4 km from Jais, the nearest town.[3] As of 2011, Bani has a population of 1,682 people, in 325 households.[2] It has no schools and one mobile health clinic.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Hajipur.[4]

Bani
Village
Map showing Bani (#386) in Chhatoh CD block
Bani Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.242971°N 81.583556°E / 26.242971; 81.583556[1]
Country India	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.702 km2 (0.657 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	1,682
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	229307[2]
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Bani as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 490 people (257 male and 233 female), in 101 households and 87 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 388 acres.[5] 17 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Bani as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 537 people (275 male and 262 female), in 107 households and 107 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 388 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Bani as having a population of 856 people, in 180 households, and having an area of 163.08 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Bani as having a total population of 1,092 people (537 male and 555 female), in 219 households and 213 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 163 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 223, or 20.4% of the total; this group was 48% male (106) and 52% female (117).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 32.9% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 17% (151 men and 36 women).[4] 424 people were classified as main workers (289 men and 135 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 668 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 311 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 46 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 21 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 3 construction workers; 8 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 35 in other services.[4]

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