About Bankheta Village

Bankheta is a mid sized village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 424 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankheta village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Korba
Tehsil	Poundi Uproda
Pincode	491661
Area (hectares)	733.57 hectares
Population	840
Male Population	424
Female Population	416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankheta compares

By the 2011 count Bankheta is the 86th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 733.57 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bankheta

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

Bankheta lies about 16 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Urga, about 13 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 Bankheta
Nearest railway station	Urga	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Poundi Uproda	16 km
District headquarters	Korba	16 km

Villages closest to Bankheta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 Bankheta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankheta village had a population of 840. That makes it the 86th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Bankheta village has 424 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankheta has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bankheta is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankheta covers 733.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankheta falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bankheta is Urga, about 13 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 village for Bankheta.

Bankheta is about 16 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankheta is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Urga is about 13 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 16 km away. Korba is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.