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About Bankli Village

Bankli is a mid sized village in Ahore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 736 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1664.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankli village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Ahore
Pincode 307029
Area (hectares) 1664.75 hectares
Population 1,379
Male Population 736
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankli compares

By the 2011 count Bankli is the 63rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,680 residents. Its 1664.75 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Bankli

Bankli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankli 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankli from other places

Bankli lies about 44 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh, about 17 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 Bankli
Nearest town Sumerpur 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Jawai Bandh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ahore 30 km
District headquarters Jalor 44 km

Villages closest to Bankli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankli village had a population of 1,379. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,680 residents.

Bankli village has 736 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankli has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Bankli is 307029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankli covers 1664.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankli falls under Ahore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bankli is Jawai Bandh, about 17 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 village for Bankli.

Bankli is about 44 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankli is in Ahore tehsil of Jalor district. Sumerpur is about 9.7 km away. Jawai Bandh is about 17 km away. Ahore is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moroo (3.1 km), Palasiya (7.7 km) and Palasiya Khurd (7.7 km).

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

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