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About Bankipur Village

Bankipur is a mid sized village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,183, made up of 639 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares.

Bankipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 1,183
Male Population 639
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bankipur compares

By the 2011 count Bankipur is the 75th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 29 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 898.

Getting to Bankipur

Bankipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bankipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bankipur from other places

Bankipur lies about 86 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Lakhminia, about 6.2 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 Bankipur
Nearest railway station Lakhminia 6.2 km
Nearest town Ballia 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 86 km

Villages closest to Bankipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankipur village had a population of 1,183. That makes it the 75th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Bankipur village has 639 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankipur has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Bankipur covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankipur falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankipur is Lakhminia, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bankipur.

Bankipur is about 86 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankipur is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Lakhminia is about 6.2 km away. Ballia is about 6.6 km away. Bahadurpur 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 Kalyanpur (under 2 km), Mirzapur (5.5 km) and Ganipur (6.3 km).

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

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