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About Bankar Village

Bankar is a small village in Aklera tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 210 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Aklera
Pincode 326039
Area (hectares) 361.19 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 210
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Bankar compares

By the 2011 count Bankar is the 144th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 361.19 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 949.

Getting to Bankar

Bankar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankar 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 Bankar from other places

Bankar lies about 54 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 46 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 Bankar
Tehsil headquarters Aklera 23 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 46 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 54 km

Villages closest to Bankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankar village had a population of 386. That makes it the 144th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Bankar village has 210 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankar has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bankar is 326039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankar covers 361.19 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.

Bankar falls under Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bankar is Jhalarapatan, about 46 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 Bankar.

Bankar is about 54 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankar is in Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district. Aklera is about 23 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 46 km away. Jhalawar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rojya (1.6 km), Mangalpura (3.0 km) and Naya Khera (3.1 km).

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

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