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About Bankapur Village

Bankapur is a mid sized village in Warisnagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 394 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Warisnagar
Pincode 848133
Area (hectares) 60.7 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 394
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bankapur compares

By the 2011 count Bankapur is the 54th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents. Its 60.7 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Bankapur

The census records public bus service for Bankapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankapur from other places

Bankapur lies about 8.5 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Kishanpur, about 2.8 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 Bankapur
Nearest railway station Kishanpur 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Warisnagar 7.0 km
District headquarters Samastipur 8.5 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 8.5 km

Villages closest to Bankapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankapur village had a population of 751. That makes it the 54th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents.

Bankapur village has 394 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankapur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Bankapur is 848133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankapur covers 60.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankapur falls under Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankapur is Kishanpur, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bankapur.

Bankapur is about 8.5 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankapur is in Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Kishanpur is about 2.8 km away. Warisnagar is about 7.0 km away. Samastipur is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babupur (under 2 km), Raghunathpur (2.5 km) and Maksudpur (2.6 km).

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

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