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About Bankshol Village

Bankshol is a mid sized village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 295 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankshol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankshol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakulia
Pincode 822301
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 295
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankshol compares

By the 2011 count Bankshol is the 64th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bankshol

Bankshol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankshol as Available within 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 Baliyaguri, Bamandi, Bamniya and Bandhgora. 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 Bankshol

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankshol village had a population of 572. That makes it the 64th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Bankshol village has 295 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankshol has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bankshol is 822301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankshol covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankshol falls under Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bankshol notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bankshol.

Bankshol is in Chakulia 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 Bankshol today is likely to be higher.

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