About Bankhaira Village

Bankhaira is a small village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 64 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankhaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankhaira village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kabeerdham
Tehsil	Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode	491995
Area (hectares)	160.9 hectares
Population	131
Male Population	64
Female Population	67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankhaira compares

By the 2011 count Bankhaira is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 160.9 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bankhaira

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

Bankhaira lies about 34 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 74 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 Bankhaira
Tehsil headquarters	Sahaspur Lohara	10 km
Nearest town	Kawardha	27 km
District headquarters	Kabeerdham	34 km
Nearest railway station	Rasmara	74 km

Villages closest to Bankhaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Bankhaira

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankhaira village had a population of 131. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Bankhaira village has 64 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankhaira has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bankhaira is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankhaira covers 160.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankhaira falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bankhaira is Rasmara, about 74 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bankhaira.

Bankhaira is about 34 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankhaira is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 10 km away. Kawardha is about 27 km away. Kabeerdham is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.