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About Bankati Village

Bankati is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 465 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 465
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 Bankati compares

By the 2011 count Bankati is the 37th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

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 <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 Bankati from other places

Bankati lies about 50 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 7.8 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 Bankati
Nearest railway station Māluka 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 11 km
Nearest town Joda 30 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 50 km

Villages closest to Bankati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagannathpur 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 954. That makes it the 37th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Bankati village has 465 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bankati is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankati covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankati falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bankati is Māluka, about 7.8 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 Bankati.

Bankati is about 50 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankati is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Māluka is about 7.8 km away. Jagannathpur is about 11 km away. Joda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belposi (2.4 km), Sosopi (2.7 km) and Kudahatu (2.7 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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