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About Bankatwa Village

Bankatwa is a mid sized village in Sidhaw tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 508 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.1 hectares hectares.

Bankatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankatwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sidhaw
Area (hectares) 367.1 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 508
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankatwa compares

By the 2011 count Bankatwa is the 109th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 367.1 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bankatwa

Bankatwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankatwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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
Nearest town Rāmnagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhaw 31 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 Sidhaw 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 Bankatwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankatwa village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 109th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Bankatwa village has 508 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankatwa has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Bankatwa covers 367.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankatwa falls under Sidhaw 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Rāmnagar is about 14 km away. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 15 km away. Sidhaw is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuawa (under 2 km), Bairiya Kalan (under 2 km) and Bairiya Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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