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About Bankata Village

Bankata is a mid sized village in Pach Deuri tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,448, made up of 763 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankata village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Pach Deuri
Pincode 841441
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 1,448
Male Population 763
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bankata compares

By the 2011 count Bankata is the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 14 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 Bankata

Bankata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankata 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankata from other places

Bankata lies about 26 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, 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 Bankata
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pach Deuri 4.4 km
Nearest town Kataiya 11 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 26 km

Villages closest to Bankata

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 Bankata

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankata village had a population of 1,448. That makes it the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Bankata village has 763 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankata has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Bankata is 841441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankata covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bankata is Panchdeori Halt, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankata.

Bankata 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.

Bankata is in Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 3.0 km away. Pach Deuri is about 4.4 km away. Kataiya is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagahwa (under 2 km), Lami Chaur (under 2 km) and Kubrahi (under 2 km).

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

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