| Bani | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.243°N 81.5836°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country India |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Raebareli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.702 |
| Population Total: | 1682 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 229307 |
| Registration Plate: | UP-35 |
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. 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.
The 1951 census recorded Bani as comprising 4 hamlets, with a population of 490 people (257 male and 233 female), in 101 households and 87 physical houses.[3] The village spans 388 acres.[3] 17 residents were literate, all male.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[3]
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.[4] The area of the village was given as 388 acres.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Bani as having a population of 856 people, in 180 households, and having an area of 163.08 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]
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.[6] The area of the village was listed as 163 hectares.[6] 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).[6] Members of scheduled castes made up 32.9% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 17% (151 men and 36 women).[6] 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.[6] 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.[6]