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About Bankawara Village

Bankawara is a mid sized village in Garhi tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 606 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankawara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Garhi
Pincode 327022
Area (hectares) 422.72 hectares
Population 1,181
Male Population 606
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankawara compares

By the 2011 count Bankawara is the 93rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 422.72 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bankawara

Bankawara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankawara as Available within <5 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 Bankawara from other places

Bankawara lies about 33 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Dungarpur, about 52 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 Bankawara
Tehsil headquarters Garhi 4.4 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 13 km
District headquarters Banswara 33 km
Nearest railway station Dungarpur 52 km

Villages closest to Bankawara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankawara village had a population of 1,181. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Bankawara village has 606 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankawara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bankawara is 327022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankawara covers 422.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankawara falls under Garhi tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bankawara is Dungarpur, about 52 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 <5 km distance for Bankawara.

Bankawara is about 33 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankawara is in Garhi tehsil of Banswara district. Garhi is about 4.4 km away. Sāgwāra is about 13 km away. Banswara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mor (2.1 km), Mordi (2.1 km) and Chaupasang (2.5 km).

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

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