About Bankatwa Village

Bankatwa is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,724, made up of 909 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankatwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Ramnagar
Pincode	845106
Area (hectares)	268 hectares
Population	1,724
Male Population	909
Female Population	815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankatwa compares

By the 2011 count Bankatwa is the 39th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bankatwa

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

Bankatwa lies about 36 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 15 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 Bankatwa
Tehsil headquarters	Ramnagar	14 km
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bhitiharwa Ashram	15 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	36 km

Villages closest to Bankatwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankatwa village had a population of 1,724. That makes it the 39th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Bankatwa village has 909 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankatwa has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bankatwa is 845106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankatwa covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankatwa falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankatwa is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankatwa.

Bankatwa is about 36 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankatwa is in Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Ramnagar is about 14 km away. Rāmnagar is about 14 km away. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.