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About Bankhor Village

Bankhor is a small village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 110 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,245 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankhor village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Pincode 416701
Area (hectares) 574 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 110
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,245
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankhor compares

By the 2011 count Bankhor is the 112th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 574 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Bankhor

Bankhor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankhor as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Anjanari, Argaon, Asage and Asode. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bankhor

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankhor village had a population of 247. That makes it the 112th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Bankhor village has 110 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankhor has about 1245 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Bankhor is 416701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankhor covers 574 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankhor falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Bankhor notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Bankhor.

Bankhor is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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