About Bankijor Village

Bankijor is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 389 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankijor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankijor village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816103
Area (hectares)	275 hectares
Population	748
Male Population	389
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankijor compares

By the 2011 count Bankijor is the 55th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 275 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bankijor

Bankijor is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bankijor as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bankijor from other places

Bankijor lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 14 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 Bankijor
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	14 km
Nearest town	Siuri	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	31 km
District headquarters	Dumka	31 km

Villages closest to Bankijor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankijor village had a population of 748. That makes it the 55th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Bankijor village has 389 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankijor has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bankijor is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankijor covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankijor falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bankijor is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bankijor.

Bankijor is about 31 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankijor is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 14 km away. Siuri is about 24 km away. Shikaripara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.