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About Bankpura Village

Bankpura is a small village in Biaora tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 218 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.76 hectares hectares.

Bankpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Biaora
Area (hectares) 329.76 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 218
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankpura compares

By the 2011 count Bankpura is the 164th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 329.76 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Bankpura

Bankpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankpura as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankpura from other places

Bankpura lies about 25 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pench, about 5.0 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 Bankpura
Nearest railway station Pench 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Biaora 15 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 25 km

Villages closest to Bankpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankpura village had a population of 433. That makes it the 164th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Bankpura village has 218 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankpura has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Bankpura covers 329.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankpura falls under Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankpura is Pench, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance for Bankpura.

Bankpura is about 25 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankpura is in Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district. Pench is about 5.0 km away. Biaora is about 15 km away. Rajgarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagnyapura (under 2 km), Kandiya Khedi (2.5 km) and Palabey (2.9 km).

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

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