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About Bankat Mafi Village

Bankat Mafi is a mid sized village in Kesaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 502 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankat Mafi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat Mafi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kesaria
Pincode 845424
Area (hectares) 70.4 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 502
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankat Mafi compares

By the 2011 count Bankat Mafi is the 37th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents. Its 70.4 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bankat Mafi

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

How far is Bankat Mafi from other places

Bankat Mafi lies about 36 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sahebganj, about 3.1 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 Bankat Mafi
Nearest town Sāhibganj 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Sahebganj 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kesaria 4.9 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 36 km

Villages closest to Bankat Mafi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kesaria 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 Bankat Mafi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankat Mafi village had a population of 944. That makes it the 37th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents.

Bankat Mafi village has 502 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat Mafi has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bankat Mafi is 845424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankat Mafi covers 70.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankat Mafi falls under Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankat Mafi is Sahebganj, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bankat Mafi.

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

Bankat Mafi is in Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sāhibganj is about 2.4 km away. Sahebganj is about 3.1 km away. Kesaria is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankat (under 2 km), Mathiya (under 2 km) and Bathna (under 2 km).

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

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