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About Bankari Village

Bankari is a small village in Shahgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 132 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.98 hectares hectares.

Bankari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Shahgarh
Area (hectares) 93.98 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 132
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankari compares

By the 2011 count Bankari is the 92nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 93.98 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Bankari

Bankari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bankari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bankari from other places

Bankari lies about 96 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Sarkanpur, about 24 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 Bankari
Nearest railway station Sarkanpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahgarh 34 km
Nearest town Tīkamgarh 34 km
District headquarters Sagar 96 km

Villages closest to Bankari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankari village had a population of 266. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Bankari village has 132 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankari has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 865.

Bankari covers 93.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankari falls under Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankari is Sarkanpur, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Bankari.

Bankari is about 96 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankari is in Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Sarkanpur is about 24 km away. Shahgarh is about 34 km away. Tīkamgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simariya Khurd (6.1 km), Simariya Uwari (6.1 km) and Fulwari (8.0 km).

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

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