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About Bankora Village

Bankora is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,275, made up of 694 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Pincode 854329
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 1,275
Male Population 694
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankora compares

By the 2011 count Bankora is the 73rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bankora

Bankora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankora from other places

Bankora lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bankora
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 3.3 km
District headquarters Araria 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 18 km

Villages closest to Bankora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bankora

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankora village had a population of 1,275. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Bankora village has 694 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankora has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Bankora is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankora covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankora falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankora is Kusiargaon, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bankora.

Bankora is about 14 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankora is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 3.3 km away. Araria is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baharbari (under 2 km), Gachh Mahadewa (under 2 km) and Mahadewa (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bankora today is likely to be higher.

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