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About Bankibahal Village

Bankibahal is a small village in Baragaon tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 169 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770016, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankibahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankibahal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Baragaon
Pincode 770016
Area (hectares) 342 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 169
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankibahal compares

By the 2011 count Bankibahal is the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Bankibahal

Bankibahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankibahal as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankibahal from other places

Bankibahal lies about 26 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Dharuadihi, about 2.8 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 Bankibahal
Nearest railway station Dharuadihi 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baragaon 26 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 26 km
Nearest town Sundergarh 26 km

Villages closest to Bankibahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankibahal village had a population of 337. That makes it the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Bankibahal village has 169 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankibahal has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Bankibahal is 770016. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankibahal covers 342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankibahal falls under Baragaon tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bankibahal is Dharuadihi, about 2.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankibahal.

Bankibahal is about 26 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankibahal is in Baragaon tehsil of Sundargarh district. Dharuadihi is about 2.8 km away. Baragaon is about 26 km away. Sundargarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gariamal (2.6 km), Siamal (3.4 km) and Pamra (5.1 km).

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

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