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About Bankali Village

Bankali is one of the larger villages in Sumerpur tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,858, made up of 3,013 males and 2,845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3401 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankali village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Sumerpur
Pincode 306901
Area (hectares) 3401 hectares
Population 5,858
Male Population 3,013
Female Population 2,845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankali compares

By the 2011 count Bankali is the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents. Its 3401 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, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Bankali

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

Bankali lies about 67 km from Pali, 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 Bankali
Tehsil headquarters Sumerpur 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Jawai Bandh 17 km
District headquarters Pali 67 km

Villages closest to Bankali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankali village had a population of 5,858. That makes it the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents.

Bankali village has 3,013 males and 2,845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankali has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Bankali is 306901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankali covers 3401 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.

Bankali falls under Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bankali 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bankali.

Bankali is about 67 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankali is in Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district. Sumerpur is about 9.7 km away. Jawai Bandh is about 17 km away. Pali is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balupura (2.7 km), Naya Balupura (2.7 km) and Mordoo (3.1 km).

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

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