About Bankat Village

Bankat is a mid sized village in Kesaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 955 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.2 hectares hectares.

Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kesaria
Area (hectares)	131.2 hectares
Population	1,799
Male Population	955
Female Population	844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
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 Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Bankat is the 29th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents. Its 131.2 hectares work out to about 14 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

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

Bankat lies about 36 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sahebganj, about 4.0 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 Bankat
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Sahebganj	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kesaria	4.7 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	36 km

Villages closest to Bankat

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.

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Common questions about Bankat

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankat village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 29th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents.

Bankat village has 955 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Bankat covers 131.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bankat is Sahebganj, about 4.0 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 Bankat.

Bankat 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 is in Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sāhibganj is about 3.0 km away. Sahebganj is about 4.0 km away. Kesaria is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.