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About Bank Village

Bank is a large village in Maner tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,255, made up of 2,179 males and 2,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Bank Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bank village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Maner
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 4,255
Male Population 2,179
Female Population 2,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bank compares

By the 2011 count Bank is the 15th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,296 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Bank

Bank is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bank as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bank from other places

Bank lies about 15 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Dighwara, about 6.0 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 Bank
Nearest town Dighwāra 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Dighwara 6.0 km
District headquarters Patna 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Maner 17 km

Villages closest to Bank

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bank village had a population of 4,255. That makes it the 15th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,296 residents.

Bank village has 2,179 males and 2,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bank has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Bank covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bank falls under Maner tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bank is Dighwara, about 6.0 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 km distance for Bank.

Bank is about 15 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bank is in Maner tehsil of Patna district. Dighwāra is about 5.8 km away. Dighwara is about 6.0 km away. Patna is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaspur (6.7 km), Chhitnawan (6.8 km) and Sherpur (7.1 km).

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

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