About Bankapala Village

Bankapala is a large village in Jayapatna tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,338, made up of 1,097 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankapala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankapala village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Jayapatna
Pincode	766013
Area (hectares)	279 hectares
Population	2,338
Male Population	1,097
Female Population	1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,131
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankapala compares

By the 2011 count Bankapala is the 8th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Bankapala

Bankapala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankapala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bankapala from other places

Bankapala lies about 5.4 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 8.2 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 Bankapala
Tehsil headquarters	Jayapatna	5.4 km
District headquarters	Kalahandi	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Nayagarh Town	8.2 km
Nearest town	Polasara	51 km

Villages closest to Bankapala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankapala village had a population of 2,338. That makes it the 8th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Bankapala village has 1,097 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankapala has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Bankapala is 766013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankapala covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankapala falls under Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bankapala is Nayagarh Town, about 8.2 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 village for Bankapala.

Bankapala is about 5.4 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankapala is in Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district. Jayapatna is about 5.4 km away. Kalahandi is about 5.4 km away. Nayagarh Town is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.