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About Bankheta Village

Bankheta is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,562, made up of 802 males and 760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 699 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankheta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 829134
Area (hectares) 699 hectares
Population 1,562
Male Population 802
Female Population 760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bankheta compares

By the 2011 count Bankheta is the 12th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,394 residents. Its 699 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bankheta

Bankheta 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 Bankheta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankheta from other places

Bankheta lies about 9.2 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwar, about 4.9 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 Bankheta
Nearest railway station Sidhwar 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 9.2 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 9.2 km

Villages closest to Bankheta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankheta village had a population of 1,562. That makes it the 12th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,394 residents.

Bankheta village has 802 males and 760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankheta has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bankheta is 829134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankheta covers 699 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankheta falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bankheta is Sidhwar, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bankheta is about 9.2 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankheta is in Ramgarh tehsil of Ramgarh district. Sidhwar is about 4.9 km away. Ramgarh is about 9.2 km away. Rāmgarh is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dohakatu (1.8 km), Ganrke (4.8 km) and Kankebar (5.8 km).

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

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