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About Bankatti Village

Bankatti is a large village in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,475, made up of 1,289 males and 1,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankatti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Salkhua
Pincode 852126
Area (hectares) 490.1 hectares
Population 2,475
Male Population 1,289
Female Population 1,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bankatti compares

By the 2011 count Bankatti is the 18th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 490.1 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bankatti

Bankatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankatti as Available within village. 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 Bankatti from other places

Bankatti lies about 26 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 3.3 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 Bankatti
Nearest railway station Koparia 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Salkhua 3.7 km
Nearest town Khagaria 22 km
District headquarters Saharsa 26 km

Villages closest to Bankatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankatti village had a population of 2,475. That makes it the 18th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Bankatti village has 1,289 males and 1,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankatti has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Bankatti is 852126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankatti covers 490.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankatti falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankatti is Koparia, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bankatti.

Bankatti is about 26 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankatti is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Koparia is about 3.3 km away. Salkhua is about 3.7 km away. Khagaria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haransari (under 2 km), Koparia (1.6 km) and Kuchaut (3.4 km).

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

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