About Bankra Village

Bankra is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,693, made up of 874 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankra village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Dungarpur
Tehsil	Simalwara
Pincode	314406
Area (hectares)	299.1 hectares
Population	1,693
Male Population	874
Female Population	819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankra compares

By the 2011 count Bankra is the 60th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 299.1 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bankra

Bankra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bankra from other places

Bankra lies about 14 km from Dungarpur. 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 Bankra
Tehsil headquarters	Simalwara	14 km
District headquarters	Dungarpur	14 km
Nearest town	Dūngarpur	14 km

Villages closest to Bankra

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

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Common questions about Bankra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankra village had a population of 1,693. That makes it the 60th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Bankra village has 874 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankra has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bankra is 314406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankra covers 299.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankra falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Bankra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bankra.

Bankra is about 14 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankra is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Simalwara is about 14 km away. Dungarpur is about 14 km away. Dūngarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.