About Bankat Village

Bankat is a mid sized village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,018, made up of 539 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Jagdishpur
Pincode	802203
Area (hectares)	50 hectares
Population	1,018
Male Population	539
Female Population	479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Bankat is the 94th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Bankat

Bankat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bagmara, Bahuwara, Baijani and Bairahi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Bankat

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankat village had a population of 1,018. That makes it the 94th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Bankat village has 539 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Bankat is 802203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankat covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankat falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Bankat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankat.

Bankat is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.