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About Bira Bankat Village

Bira 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 737, made up of 390 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bira Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bira Bankat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Pincode 841408
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 390
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bira Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Bira Bankat is the 80th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Bira Bankat

Bira Bankat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bira Bankat as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bira Bankat from other places

Bira Bankat lies about 34 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 7.4 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 Bira Bankat
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 7.4 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 34 km

Villages closest to Bira 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.

Common questions about Bira Bankat

As per the Census of India 2011, Bira Bankat village had a population of 737. That makes it the 80th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Bira Bankat village has 390 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bira Bankat has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

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

Bira Bankat covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bira Bankat is Barkagaon Halt, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance for Bira Bankat.

Bira 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.

Bira Bankat is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 2.8 km away. Barkagaon Halt is about 7.4 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bankat (under 2 km), Aruan (under 2 km) and Mira Hata (under 2 km).

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

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