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About Bantkhani Village

Bantkhani is a mid sized village in Behror tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 540 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bantkhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bantkhani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Behror
Pincode 301020
Area (hectares) 319 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 540
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bantkhani compares

By the 2011 count Bantkhani is the 119th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Bantkhani

Bantkhani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bantkhani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bantkhani from other places

Bantkhani lies about 48 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Ajaraka, about 20 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 Bantkhani
Tehsil headquarters Behror 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Ajaraka 20 km
District headquarters Alwar 48 km

Villages closest to Bantkhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bantkhani village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 119th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Bantkhani village has 540 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bantkhani has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Bantkhani is 301020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bantkhani covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bantkhani falls under Behror tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bantkhani is Ajaraka, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Bantkhani.

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

Bantkhani is in Behror tehsil of Alwar district. Behror is about 9.2 km away. Ajaraka is about 20 km away. Alwar 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 Kolila Rabad (under 2 km), Kolila Sanga (under 2 km) and Kolila Joga (1.6 km).

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

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