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About Bankati Village

Bankati is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 78 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,372 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 78
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,372
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bankati compares

By the 2011 count Bankati is the 235th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bankati

Bankati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankati as Available within 10+ 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 Bankati from other places

Bankati lies about 60 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, about 13 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 Bankati
Nearest town Gobindpur 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Sini Junction 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 14 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Bankati

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 Bankati

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankati village had a population of 185. That makes it the 235th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Bankati village has 78 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 1372 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Bankati covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bankati is Sini Junction, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bankati.

Bankati is about 60 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankati is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Gobindpur is about 9.8 km away. Sini Junction is about 13 km away. Potka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Upardiha (1.7 km), Kala Pathar (2.8 km) and Kuldiha (3.1 km).

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

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