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About Behri Bankatwa Village

Behri Bankatwa is a mid sized village in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,622, made up of 850 males and 772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.59 hectares hectares.

Behri Bankatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behri Bankatwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sikta
Area (hectares) 294.59 hectares
Population 1,622
Male Population 850
Female Population 772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behri Bankatwa compares

By the 2011 count Behri Bankatwa is the 41st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 294.59 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Behri Bankatwa

Behri Bankatwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Behri Bankatwa as Available within <5 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 Behri Bankatwa from other places

Behri Bankatwa lies about 21 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sikta, about 4.1 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 Behri Bankatwa
Nearest railway station Sikta 4.1 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 14 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Behri Bankatwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behri Bankatwa village had a population of 1,622. That makes it the 41st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Behri Bankatwa village has 850 males and 772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behri Bankatwa has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Behri Bankatwa covers 294.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behri Bankatwa falls under Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Behri Bankatwa is Sikta, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance for Behri Bankatwa.

Behri Bankatwa is about 21 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behri Bankatwa is in Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Sikta is about 4.1 km away. Chanpatia is about 14 km away. Pashchim Champaran 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 Lal Parsa (under 2 km), Ekdari Mangalpur (under 2 km) and Sirsiya (1.7 km).

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

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