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About Bankaliya Village

Bankaliya is a mid sized village in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,965, made up of 1,011 males and 954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankaliya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bilara
Pincode 342601
Area (hectares) 1130 hectares
Population 1,965
Male Population 1,011
Female Population 954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankaliya compares

By the 2011 count Bankaliya is the 38th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 1130 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bankaliya

Bankaliya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankaliya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bankaliya from other places

Bankaliya lies about 49 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Pipar City, about 5.1 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 Bankaliya
Nearest railway station Pipar City 5.1 km
Nearest town Pīpār 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilara 31 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 49 km

Villages closest to Bankaliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankaliya village had a population of 1,965. That makes it the 38th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Bankaliya village has 1,011 males and 954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankaliya has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bankaliya is 342601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankaliya covers 1130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankaliya falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bankaliya is Pipar City, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bankaliya.

Bankaliya is about 49 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankaliya is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Pipar City is about 5.1 km away. Pīpār is about 6.6 km away. Bilara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaspali (1.7 km), Riyan (2.4 km) and Buch Kalan (3.3 km).

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

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