About Bara Bankau Village

Bara Bankau is a small village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 204 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Bankau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Bankau village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Khuntpani
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	142 hectares
Population	400
Male Population	204
Female Population	196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
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 Bara Bankau compares

By the 2011 count Bara Bankau is the 87th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bara Bankau

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

Bara Bankau lies about 3.3 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 12 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 Bara Bankau
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khuntpani	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Lotapahar	12 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	12 km

Villages closest to Bara Bankau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khuntpani 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 Bara Bankau

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Bankau village had a population of 400. That makes it the 87th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Bara Bankau village has 204 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Bankau has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bara Bankau is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Bankau covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Bankau falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Bankau is Lotapahar, about 12 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 Bara Bankau.

Bara Bankau is about 3.3 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Bankau is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 3.3 km away. Khuntpani is about 7.2 km away. Lotapahar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.