About Bankishol Village

Bankishol is a large village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,001, made up of 989 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankishol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankishol village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Dumaria
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	606 hectares
Population	2,001
Male Population	989
Female Population	1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankishol compares

By the 2011 count Bankishol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 688 residents. Its 606 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bankishol

Bankishol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankishol as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankishol from other places

Bankishol lies about 112 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gua, about 18 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 Bankishol
Tehsil headquarters	Dumaria	18 km
Nearest railway station	Gua	18 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	28 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	112 km

Villages closest to Bankishol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankishol village had a population of 2,001. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 688 residents.

Bankishol village has 989 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankishol has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Bankishol covers 606 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankishol falls under Dumaria tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bankishol is Gua, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankishol.

Bankishol is about 112 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankishol is in Dumaria tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Dumaria is about 18 km away. Gua is about 18 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.