About Bankat Village

Bankat is a large village in Paharpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,342, made up of 1,755 males and 1,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Paharpur
Pincode	845422
Area (hectares)	410.4 hectares
Population	3,342
Male Population	1,755
Female Population	1,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Bankat is the 14th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents. Its 410.4 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Bankat

Bankat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 136 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 5.6 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
Tehsil headquarters	Paharpur	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Garhani	5.6 km
Nearest town	Arrah	15 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	136 km

Villages closest to Bankat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paharpur 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 3,342. That makes it the 14th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents.

Bankat village has 1,755 males and 1,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Bankat is 845422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankat covers 410.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bankat is Garhani, about 5.6 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 village for Bankat.

Bankat is about 136 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 Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Paharpur is about 3.1 km away. Garhani is about 5.6 km away. Arrah is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.