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About Bankati Village

Bankati is a small village in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 101 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Karma Tanr Vidyasagar
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 39.27 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 101
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,238
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankati compares

By the 2011 count Bankati is the 111th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 39.27 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bankati

Bankati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankati as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bankati from other places

Bankati lies about 20 km from Jamtara. 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 Bankati
Tehsil headquarters Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 20 km
District headquarters Jamtara 20 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 20 km

Villages closest to Bankati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 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 Bankati

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankati village had a population of 226. That makes it the 111th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Bankati village has 101 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bankati is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankati covers 39.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankati falls under Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bankati notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Bankati.

Bankati is about 20 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankati is in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district. Karma Tanr Vidyasagar is about 20 km away. Jamtara is about 20 km away. Jāmtāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suiapatar (4.1 km), Jaridih (4.2 km) and Dudhani (4.3 km).

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

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