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About Bankdah Village

Bankdah is a mid sized village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,246, made up of 668 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankdah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankdah village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Pincode 832101
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 1,246
Male Population 668
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankdah compares

By the 2011 count Bankdah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bankdah

Bankdah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankdah as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Bangara, Baniya Kandar, Bankata and Bankati. 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 Bankdah

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankdah village had a population of 1,246. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Bankdah village has 668 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankdah has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bankdah is 832101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankdah covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankdah falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bankdah 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bankdah.

Bankdah is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum 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 Bankdah today is likely to be higher.

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