About Bankuri Village

Bankuri is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 272 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580 hectares hectares.

Bankuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankuri village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sheopur
Tehsil	Karahal
Area (hectares)	580 hectares
Population	531
Male Population	272
Female Population	259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankuri compares

By the 2011 count Bankuri is the 69th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 580 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Bankuri

Bankuri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bankuri from other places

Bankuri lies about 47 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 47 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 Bankuri
Tehsil headquarters	Karahal	6.8 km
District headquarters	Sheopur	47 km
Nearest railway station	Sheopur Kalan	47 km

Villages closest to Bankuri

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

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Common questions about Bankuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankuri village had a population of 531. That makes it the 69th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Bankuri village has 272 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankuri has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Bankuri covers 580 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankuri falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankuri is Sheopur Kalan, about 47 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankuri.

Bankuri is about 47 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankuri is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 6.8 km away. Sheopur is about 47 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.