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About Bankerwa Village

Bankerwa is a large village in Parsa tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,696, made up of 2,426 males and 2,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankerwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankerwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Parsa
Pincode 841219
Area (hectares) 145.62 hectares
Population 4,696
Male Population 2,426
Female Population 2,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankerwa compares

By the 2011 count Bankerwa is the 6th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 145.62 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Bankerwa

Bankerwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankerwa as Available within <5 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 Bankerwa from other places

Bankerwa lies about 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 1.8 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 Bankerwa
Nearest railway station Parsa Kerwan Halt 1.8 km
Nearest town Marhaura 9.3 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Parsa 34 km

Villages closest to Bankerwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankerwa village had a population of 4,696. That makes it the 6th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Bankerwa village has 2,426 males and 2,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankerwa has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Bankerwa is 841219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankerwa covers 145.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankerwa falls under Parsa tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankerwa is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 1.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bankerwa.

Bankerwa is about 22 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankerwa is in Parsa tehsil of Saran district. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 1.8 km away. Marhaura is about 9.3 km away. Saran 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 Bankerwa Bhaw (under 2 km), Sikti (8.2 km) and Shamshpura (9.1 km).

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

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