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About Bankli Village

Bankli is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 304 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445 hectares hectares.

Bankli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 445 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 304
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankli compares

By the 2011 count Bankli is the 105th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 445 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bankli

Bankli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankli as Available within 10+ 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 Bankli from other places

Bankli lies about 37 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Suwasra, about 22 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 Bankli
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 12 km
Nearest railway station Suwasra 22 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 23 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 37 km

Villages closest to Bankli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankli village had a population of 603. That makes it the 105th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Bankli village has 304 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankli has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Bankli covers 445 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankli falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankli is Suwasra, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bankli.

Bankli is about 37 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankli is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 12 km away. Suwasra is about 22 km away. Shāmgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salariya (2.3 km), Sedhra Karnali (3.0 km) and Khetakheda (3.1 km).

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

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