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About Bankera Village

Bankera is a mid sized village in Khaprakhol tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,343, made up of 644 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankera village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Khaprakhol
Pincode 767028
Area (hectares) 801 hectares
Population 1,343
Male Population 644
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankera compares

By the 2011 count Bankera is the 8th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 772 residents. Its 801 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1027.

Getting to Bankera

Bankera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bagjharan, Baijalsagar, Baliabahal and Banamal. 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 Bankera

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankera village had a population of 1,343. That makes it the 8th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 772 residents.

Bankera village has 644 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankera has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bankera is 767028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankera covers 801 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankera falls under Khaprakhol tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The census record for Bankera notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Bankera.

Bankera is in Khaprakhol tehsil of Balangir 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 Bankera today is likely to be higher.

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