About Banskatiya Village

Banskatiya is a small village in Dhalbhumgarh tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 215 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banskatiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banskatiya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Dhalbhumgarh
Pincode	832302
Area (hectares)	64 hectares
Population	441
Male Population	215
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Banskatiya compares

By the 2011 count Banskatiya is the 52nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Banskatiya

Banskatiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Banskatiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banskatiya from other places

Banskatiya lies about 16 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 5.1 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 Banskatiya
Nearest railway station	Ghatsila	5.1 km
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	5.1 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhalbhumgarh	16 km

Villages closest to Banskatiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banskatiya village had a population of 441. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Banskatiya village has 215 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banskatiya has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Banskatiya is 832302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banskatiya covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banskatiya falls under Dhalbhumgarh tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banskatiya is Ghatsila, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Banskatiya.

Banskatiya is about 16 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banskatiya is in Dhalbhumgarh tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghatsila is about 5.1 km away. Ghātsīla is about 5.1 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.