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About Bankatia Village

Bankatia is a large village in Pach Deuri tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,416, made up of 1,304 males and 1,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.96 hectares hectares.

Bankatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankatia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Pach Deuri
Area (hectares) 184.96 hectares
Population 2,416
Male Population 1,304
Female Population 1,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
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 Bankatia compares

By the 2011 count Bankatia is the 8th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 184.96 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Bankatia

Bankatia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankatia 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 Bankatia from other places

Bankatia lies about 26 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 4.9 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 Bankatia
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pach Deuri 8.0 km
Nearest town Kataiya 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 26 km

Villages closest to Bankatia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pach Deuri 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 Bankatia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankatia village had a population of 2,416. That makes it the 8th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Bankatia village has 1,304 males and 1,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankatia has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Bankatia covers 184.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankatia falls under Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankatia is Bathua Bazar, about 4.9 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 Bankatia.

Bankatia is about 26 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankatia is in Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bathua Bazar is about 4.9 km away. Pach Deuri is about 8.0 km away. Kataiya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durga Chak (under 2 km), Nirpat Chhapr (under 2 km) and Sital Choraha (under 2 km).

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

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