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About Bankati Village

Bankati is one of the larger villages in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,254, made up of 2,680 males and 2,574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares.

Bankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankati village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Area (hectares) 348 hectares
Population 5,254
Male Population 2,680
Female Population 2,574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bankati compares

By the 2011 count Bankati is the 11th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bankati

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

How far is Bankati from other places

Bankati lies about 36 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Dighwa Dubauli, about 1.9 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 Bankati
Nearest railway station Dighwa Dubauli 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 5.4 km
Nearest town Barauli 18 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 36 km

Villages closest to Bankati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankati village had a population of 5,254. That makes it the 11th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Bankati village has 2,680 males and 2,574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Bankati covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankati falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankati is Dighwa Dubauli, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

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

Bankati is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Dighwa Dubauli is about 1.9 km away. Baikunthpur is about 5.4 km away. Barauli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rewtith (1.5 km), Sirsa (1.7 km) and Mahua (1.8 km).

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

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