About Bankat Village

Bankat is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 398 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.67 hectares hectares.

Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Kuchaikote
Area (hectares)	54.67 hectares
Population	783
Male Population	398
Female Population	385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Bankat is the 141st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 54.67 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

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 - 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 13 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sipaya, about 3.0 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 railway station	Sipaya	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kuchaikote	13 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	13 km
Nearest town	Gopālganj	13 km

Villages closest to Bankat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kuchaikote 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 783. That makes it the 141st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Bankat village has 398 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 967 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 1025.

Bankat covers 54.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankat falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankat is Sipaya, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 13 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankat is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sipaya is about 3.0 km away. Kuchaikote is about 13 km away. Gopalganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.