About Bankata Village

Bankata is a small village in Gurbandha tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 113 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Gurbandha
Pincode	832101
Area (hectares)	101.6 hectares
Population	238
Male Population	113
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,106
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 Bankata compares

By the 2011 count Bankata is the 58th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 101.6 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bankata

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

Bankata 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 Bankata
Nearest railway station	Ghatsila	5.1 km
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	5.1 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gurbandha	34 km

Villages closest to Bankata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankata village had a population of 238. That makes it the 58th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Bankata village has 113 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankata has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Bankata covers 101.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankata falls under Gurbandha tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bankata is Ghatsila, about 5.1 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 Bankata.

Bankata 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.

Bankata is in Gurbandha 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.