About Bankheta Village

Bankheta is a mid sized village in Ramna tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 282 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankheta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ramna
Pincode	822128
Area (hectares)	230.76 hectares
Population	550
Male Population	282
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bankheta compares

By the 2011 count Bankheta is the 32nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 230.76 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bankheta

Bankheta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankheta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bankheta from other places

Bankheta lies about 25 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 3.3 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	Ramna	3.3 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	25 km

Villages closest to Bankheta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramna 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 550. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Bankheta village has 282 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankheta has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Bankheta is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankheta covers 230.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankheta falls under Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bankheta is Ramna, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankheta.

Bankheta is about 25 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankheta is in Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramna is about 3.3 km away. Garhwa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.