About Bankat Village

Bankat is a mid sized village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,832, made up of 954 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Bhagwanpur Hat
Pincode	841408
Area (hectares)	155 hectares
Population	1,832
Male Population	954
Female Population	878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
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 45th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

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 34 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 7.9 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	Bhagwanpur Hat	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Barkagaon Halt	7.9 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	16 km
District headquarters	Siwan	34 km

Villages closest to Bankat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 1,832. That makes it the 45th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Bankat village has 954 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Bankat is 841408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankat covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankat falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bankat is Barkagaon Halt, about 7.9 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 34 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankat is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 3.3 km away. Barkagaon Halt is about 7.9 km away. Mahārājgani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.