About Bankata Village

Bankata is a small village in Kundhit tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 131 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Jamtara
Tehsil	Kundhit
Pincode	821530
Area (hectares)	74.34 hectares
Population	258
Male Population	131
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Bankata compares

By the 2011 count Bankata is the 110th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 550 residents. Its 74.34 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bankata

Bankata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bankata 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 Bankata from other places

Bankata lies about 17 km from Kundhit, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 17 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 Bankata
Nearest railway station	Jamtara	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kundhit	17 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	17 km

Villages closest to Bankata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankata village had a population of 258. That makes it the 110th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 550 residents.

Bankata village has 131 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankata has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bankata is 821530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankata covers 74.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankata falls under Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bankata is Jamtara, about 17 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 Bankata.

Bankata is about 17 km from Kundhit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankata is in Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district. Jamtara is about 17 km away. Kundhit is about 17 km away. Jāmtāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.