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About Bankpura Village

Bankpura is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,099, made up of 569 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.93 hectares hectares.

Bankpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Rajgarh
Area (hectares) 293.93 hectares
Population 1,099
Male Population 569
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 39th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 293.93 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

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 10+ 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 16 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pench, about 8.7 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 Bankpura
Nearest railway station Pench 8.7 km
Nearest town Chāchaura 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 16 km

Villages closest to Bankpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 1,099. That makes it the 39th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Bankpura village has 569 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankpura has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Bankpura covers 293.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bankpura is Pench, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bankpura.

Bankpura is about 16 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 Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Pench is about 8.7 km away. Chāchaura is about 16 km away. Rajgarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehri (under 2 km), Dehri Thakur (under 2 km) and Ranklya (under 2 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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