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About Bankhiriya Village

Bankhiriya is a small village in Malthon tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 91 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.39 hectares hectares.

Bankhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankhiriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Malthon
Area (hectares) 107.39 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 91
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Bankhiriya compares

By the 2011 count Bankhiriya is the 158th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 107.39 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Bankhiriya

Bankhiriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankhiriya 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 Bankhiriya from other places

Bankhiriya lies about 40 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Relwai Stesan Sumreri, about 3.5 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 Bankhiriya
Nearest railway station Relwai Stesan Sumreri 3.5 km
Nearest town Khurai 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Malthon 32 km
District headquarters Sagar 40 km

Villages closest to Bankhiriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankhiriya village had a population of 174. That makes it the 158th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Bankhiriya village has 91 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankhiriya has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Bankhiriya covers 107.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankhiriya falls under Malthon tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankhiriya is Relwai Stesan Sumreri, about 3.5 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 Bankhiriya.

Bankhiriya is about 40 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankhiriya is in Malthon tehsil of Sagar district. Relwai Stesan Sumreri is about 3.5 km away. Khurai is about 8.0 km away. Malthon is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandri Karoli (4.1 km), Simariya Garye (5.1 km) and Baheriya Buzurg (6.1 km).

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

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