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About Bankati Village

Bankati is a mid sized village in Kundhit tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,223, made up of 620 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821530, 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 Kundhit
Pincode 821530
Area (hectares) 87.23 hectares
Population 1,223
Male Population 620
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 14th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 550 residents. Its 87.23 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 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 Kundhit 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 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.

Common questions about Bankati

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankati village had a population of 1,223. That makes it the 14th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 550 residents.

Bankati village has 620 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 973 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 Bankati is 821530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankati covers 87.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankati falls under Kundhit 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 Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district. Kundhit 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 Harinarayanpur (2.6 km), Bagdahari (2.6 km) and Satki (3.0 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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