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About Bankot Village

Bankot is a large village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,629, made up of 1,275 males and 1,354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.04 hectares hectares.

Bankot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankot village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 366.04 hectares
Population 2,629
Male Population 1,275
Female Population 1,354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 366.04 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Bankot

Bankot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankot as Available within village. 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 113 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Veer, about 33 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 Mandangad 21 km
Nearest railway station Veer 33 km
Nearest town Mahād 41 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 113 km

Villages closest to Bankot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandangad 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 2,629. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Bankot village has 1,275 males and 1,354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankot has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Bankot covers 366.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankot falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bankot is Veer, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bankot.

Bankot is about 113 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankot is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mandangad is about 21 km away. Veer is about 33 km away. Mahād is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pat (under 2 km), Valmiki Nagar (under 2 km) and Veshvi (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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