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About Bankana Village

Bankana is a mid sized village in Barmer tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 393 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344708, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Barmer
Pincode 344708
Area (hectares) 662 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 393
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankana compares

By the 2011 count Bankana is the 150th largest of the 294 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 662 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Bankana

Bankana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bakaniyon Ka Was, Bakhse Ka Tala, Balau and Balera. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bankana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankana village had a population of 753. That makes it the 150th largest of the 294 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Bankana village has 393 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankana has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Bankana is 344708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankana covers 662 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankana falls under Barmer tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Bankana notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Bankana.

Bankana is in Barmer tehsil of Barmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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