About Bankat Village

Bankat is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,655, made up of 822 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares.

Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	1,655
Male Population	822
Female Population	833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
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 21st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankat from other places

Bankat lies about 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 26 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 Bankat
Nearest town	Sherghāti	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amas	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	26 km
District headquarters	Gaya	36 km

Villages closest to Bankat

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

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Common questions about Bankat

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankat village had a population of 1,655. That makes it the 21st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Bankat village has 822 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Bankat covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankat falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankat is Ismailpur, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankat.

Bankat is about 36 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankat is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 5.8 km away. Amas is about 9.8 km away. Ismailpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.