About Bankal Village

Bankal is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,524, made up of 770 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Tehsil	Dongargaon
Pincode	491441
Area (hectares)	594.22 hectares
Population	1,524
Male Population	770
Female Population	754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bankal compares

By the 2011 count Bankal is the 22nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 594.22 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bankal

Bankal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bankal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankal from other places

Bankal lies about 4.5 km from Rajnandgaon. 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 Bankal
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	4.5 km
Nearest town	Rāj-Nāndgaon	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dongargaon	19 km

Villages closest to Bankal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankal village had a population of 1,524. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Bankal village has 770 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankal has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Bankal is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankal covers 594.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankal falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bankal notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bankal.

Bankal is about 4.5 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankal is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Rajnandgaon is about 4.5 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 4.5 km away. Dongargaon is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.