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About Bankita Village

Bankita is a small village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 162 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankita village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Herhanj
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 162
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankita compares

By the 2011 count Bankita is the 37th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bankita

Bankita is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankita as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankita from other places

Bankita lies about 21 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kusmahi, about 8.1 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 Bankita
Nearest railway station Kusmahi 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Herhanj 19 km
District headquarters Latehar 21 km
Nearest town Lātehār 21 km

Villages closest to Bankita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankita village had a population of 313. That makes it the 37th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Bankita village has 162 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankita has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bankita is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankita covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankita falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bankita is Kusmahi, about 8.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankita.

Bankita is about 21 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankita is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Kusmahi is about 8.1 km away. Herhanj is about 19 km away. Latehar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Serka (9.4 km), Arahara (10 km) and Bijra (11 km).

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

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