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About Banki Khal Village

Banki Khal is a large village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,003, made up of 1,519 males and 1,484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Banki Khal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banki Khal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Uchkagaon
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 3,003
Male Population 1,519
Female Population 1,484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Banki Khal compares

By the 2011 count Banki Khal is the 14th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 30 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 1040.

Getting to Banki Khal

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

Banki Khal lies about 23 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Tariasujan, about 9.4 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 Banki Khal
Nearest railway station Tariasujan 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Uchkagaon 14 km
Nearest town Bettiah 21 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 23 km

Villages closest to Banki Khal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Uchkagaon 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 Banki Khal

As per the Census of India 2011, Banki Khal village had a population of 3,003. That makes it the 14th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Banki Khal village has 1,519 males and 1,484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki Khal has about 977 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 1040.

Banki Khal covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banki Khal falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banki Khal is Tariasujan, about 9.4 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 Banki Khal.

Banki Khal is about 23 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banki Khal is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Tariasujan is about 9.4 km away. Uchkagaon is about 14 km away. Bettiah is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itwa (7.0 km), Pakri Sirikant (7.1 km) and Balbhaddar Patti (7.7 km).

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

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