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About Bankamaruni Village

Bankamaruni is a small village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 128 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankamaruni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankamaruni village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 128
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankamaruni compares

By the 2011 count Bankamaruni is the 167th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bankamaruni

Bankamaruni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankamaruni 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankamaruni from other places

Bankamaruni lies about 14 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Goaldih, about 4.3 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 Bankamaruni
Nearest railway station Goaldih 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 14 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 14 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 14 km

Villages closest to Bankamaruni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kendujhar Sadar 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 Bankamaruni

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankamaruni village had a population of 261. That makes it the 167th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Bankamaruni village has 128 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankamaruni has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bankamaruni is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankamaruni covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankamaruni falls under Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bankamaruni is Goaldih, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bankamaruni.

Bankamaruni is about 14 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankamaruni is in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Goaldih is about 4.3 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 14 km away. Kendujhar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hundula (under 2 km), Bistapal (under 2 km) and Dabanka (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bankamaruni today is likely to be higher.

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