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About Bankapalli Village

Bankapalli is a mid sized village in Begunia tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 385 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752064, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankapalli village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Khordha
Tehsil Begunia
Pincode 752064
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 385
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Bankapalli compares

By the 2011 count Bankapalli is the 26th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bankapalli

Bankapalli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bankapalli 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankapalli from other places

Bankapalli lies about 48 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 12 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 Bankapalli
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Begunia 34 km
District headquarters Khordha 48 km

Villages closest to Bankapalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankapalli village had a population of 733. That makes it the 26th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Bankapalli village has 385 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankapalli has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bankapalli is 752064. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankapalli covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankapalli falls under Begunia tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bankapalli is Nayagarh Town, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bankapalli.

Bankapalli is about 48 km from Khordha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankapalli is in Begunia tehsil of Khordha district. Nayagarh Town is about 12 km away. Begunia is about 34 km away. Khordha is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anantapalli (3.9 km), Kotalang (16 km) and Girigiria (19 km).

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

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