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About Bankot Village

Bankot is a mid sized village in Nasrullaganj tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 371 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.45 hectares hectares.

Bankot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankot village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Nasrullaganj
Area (hectares) 309.45 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 371
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 Bankot compares

By the 2011 count Bankot is the 87th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 309.45 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bankot

Bankot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bankot 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 Bankot from other places

Bankot lies about 54 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Charkhera, about 40 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 Bankot
Tehsil headquarters Nasrullaganj 18 km
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 18 km
Nearest railway station Charkhera 40 km
District headquarters Sehore 54 km

Villages closest to Bankot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankot village had a population of 762. That makes it the 87th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Bankot village has 371 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankot has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Bankot covers 309.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankot falls under Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankot is Charkhera, about 40 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 Bankot.

Bankot is about 54 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankot is in Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district. Nasrullaganj is about 18 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 18 km away. Charkhera is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukarwas (under 2 km), Manji Khedi (1.7 km) and Magaria (2.2 km).

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

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