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About Banakata Village

Banakata is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 189 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banakata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 406 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 189
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banakata compares

By the 2011 count Banakata is the 161st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 406 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Banakata

Banakata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banakata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Banakata from other places

Banakata lies about 54 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Birbans, 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 Banakata
Nearest town Gobindpur 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Birbans 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 20 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 54 km

Villages closest to Banakata

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

Common questions about Banakata

As per the Census of India 2011, Banakata village had a population of 391. That makes it the 161st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Banakata village has 189 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banakata has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Banakata is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banakata covers 406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banakata falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Banakata is Birbans, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Banakata.

Banakata is about 54 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banakata is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Gobindpur is about 7.1 km away. Birbans is about 12 km away. Potka is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranijor (3.5 km), Matku (6.0 km) and Upardiha (6.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Banakata today is likely to be higher.

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