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About Bankhet Village

Bankhet is a mid sized village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 275 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankhet village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 275
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankhet compares

By the 2011 count Bankhet is the 96th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bankhet

Bankhet is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankhet as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Bandardiha, Bandlako, Bando and Bank. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bankhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankhet village had a population of 571. That makes it the 96th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Bankhet village has 275 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankhet has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bankhet is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankhet covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankhet falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bankhet notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bankhet.

Bankhet is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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