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About Bankikodla Village

Bankikodla is a mid sized village in Kumta tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 327 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankikodla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankikodla village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Kumta
Pincode 581319
Area (hectares) 52.07 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 327
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankikodla compares

By the 2011 count Bankikodla is the 51st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 52.07 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bankikodla

Bankikodla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankikodla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bankikodla from other places

Bankikodla lies about 26 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Gokarna Road, about 4.7 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 Bankikodla
Nearest town Gokarna 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Gokarna Road 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumta 20 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 26 km

Villages closest to Bankikodla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankikodla village had a population of 680. That makes it the 51st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Bankikodla village has 327 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankikodla has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bankikodla is 581319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankikodla covers 52.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankikodla falls under Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bankikodla is Gokarna Road, about 4.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bankikodla.

Bankikodla is about 26 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankikodla is in Kumta tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Gokarna is about 3.2 km away. Gokarna Road is about 4.7 km away. Kumta 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 Hoskeri (under 2 km), Bhavikodla (1.7 km) and Harumaskeri (1.7 km).

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

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