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About Bankapalas Village

Bankapalas is a mid sized village in Junagarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 360 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankapalas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankapalas village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Junagarh
Pincode 766014
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 756
Male Population 360
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankapalas compares

By the 2011 count Bankapalas is the 71st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Bankapalas

Bankapalas is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bankapalas as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Banamalipur, Bandhanpala, Bandibasul and Bandoguda. 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 Bankapalas

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankapalas village had a population of 756. That makes it the 71st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Bankapalas village has 360 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankapalas has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Bankapalas is 766014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankapalas covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankapalas falls under Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Bankapalas 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 10+ km distance for Bankapalas.

Bankapalas is in Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Bankapalas today is likely to be higher.

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