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About Bankat Village

Bankat is a small village in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 25 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.24 hectares hectares.

Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Simri
Area (hectares) 90.24 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 25
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Bankat is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 90.24 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankat from other places

Bankat lies about 15 km from Buxar. 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 Bankat
Nearest town Dumraon 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri 10 km
District headquarters Buxar 15 km

Villages closest to Bankat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri 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 Bankat

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankat village had a population of 52. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Bankat village has 25 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Bankat covers 90.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankat falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The census record for Bankat notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 about 15 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankat is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. Dumraon is about 2.1 km away. Simri is about 10 km away. Buxar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (2.9 km), Nikhura (4.5 km) and Makundpur (5.2 km).

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

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