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About Bankilo Village

Bankilo is a small village in Delanga tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 206 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752016, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankilo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankilo village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Delanga
Pincode 752016
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 206
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bankilo compares

By the 2011 count Bankilo is the 53rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bankilo

The census records public bus service for Bankilo as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankilo from other places

Bankilo lies about 30 km from Puri, and the nearest railway station is Malatipatpur, about 26 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 Bankilo
Nearest railway station Malatipatpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Delanga 30 km
District headquarters Puri 30 km

Villages closest to Bankilo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankilo village had a population of 417. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Bankilo village has 206 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankilo has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bankilo is 752016. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankilo covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankilo falls under Delanga tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bankilo is Malatipatpur, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankilo.

Bankilo is about 30 km from Puri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankilo is in Delanga tehsil of Puri district. Malatipatpur is about 26 km away. Delanga is about 30 km away. Puri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanbeguniapara (4.3 km), Gopapatna (7.4 km) and Basumandal (14 km).

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

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