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About Bankel Village

Bankel is a mid sized village in Madanpur Rampur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 429 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankel village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Madanpur Rampur
Pincode 766102
Area (hectares) 385 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 429
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankel compares

By the 2011 count Bankel is the 48th largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Bankel

Bankel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankel as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Balibaju, Baliguda, Bamak and Banjamunda. 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 Bankel

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankel village had a population of 850. That makes it the 48th largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Bankel village has 429 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankel has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Bankel is 766102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankel covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankel falls under Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Bankel 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 village for Bankel.

Bankel is in Madanpur Rampur 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 Bankel today is likely to be higher.

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