About Bankatta Village

Bankatta is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 252 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankatta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Pincode	854317
Area (hectares)	48.76 hectares
Population	514
Male Population	252
Female Population	262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
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 Bankatta compares

By the 2011 count Bankatta is the 81st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 48.76 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bankatta

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

Bankatta lies about 9.2 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dandkhora, about 2.1 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 Bankatta
Nearest railway station	Dandkhora	2.1 km
District headquarters	Katihar	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	35 km

Villages closest to Bankatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankatta village had a population of 514. That makes it the 81st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Bankatta village has 252 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankatta has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Bankatta is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankatta covers 48.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankatta falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankatta is Dandkhora, about 2.1 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 Bankatta.

Bankatta is about 9.2 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankatta is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Dandkhora is about 2.1 km away. Katihar is about 9.2 km away. Balrampur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.