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About Bankodi Village

Bankodi is a large village in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,956, made up of 1,984 males and 1,972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2461.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankodi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Pincode 361315
Area (hectares) 2461.12 hectares
Population 3,956
Male Population 1,984
Female Population 1,972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bankodi compares

By the 2011 count Bankodi is the 12th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 2461.12 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bankodi

Bankodi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankodi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankodi from other places

Bankodi lies about 89 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bhatiya, about 8.7 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 Bankodi
Tehsil headquarters Kalyanpur 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhatiya 8.7 km
Nearest town Khambhāliya 37 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 89 km

Villages closest to Bankodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankodi village had a population of 3,956. That makes it the 12th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Bankodi village has 1,984 males and 1,972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankodi has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Bankodi is 361315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankodi covers 2461.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankodi falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bankodi is Bhatiya, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bankodi is about 89 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankodi is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Jamnagar district. Kalyanpur is about 6.5 km away. Bhatiya is about 8.7 km away. Khambhāliya is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhiya (2.3 km), Kenedi (5.2 km) and Kalyanpur (6.5 km).

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

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