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About Bankawas Village

Bankawas is a large village in Kotra tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,016, made up of 1,028 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1070 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313708, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Kotra
Pincode 313708
Area (hectares) 1070 hectares
Population 2,016
Male Population 1,028
Female Population 988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankawas compares

By the 2011 count Bankawas is the 19th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 873 residents. Its 1070 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bankawas

Bankawas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankawas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bankawas from other places

Bankawas lies about 34 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Udaipur City, about 33 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 Bankawas
Tehsil headquarters Kotra 31 km
Nearest railway station Udaipur City 33 km
District headquarters Udaipur 34 km

Villages closest to Bankawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankawas village had a population of 2,016. That makes it the 19th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 873 residents.

Bankawas village has 1,028 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankawas has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Bankawas is 313708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankawas covers 1070 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bankawas falls under Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bankawas is Udaipur City, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankawas.

Bankawas is about 34 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankawas is in Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district. Kotra is about 31 km away. Udaipur City is about 33 km away. Udaipur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teja Ka Was (under 2 km), Uplawas (under 2 km) and Biliya (under 2 km).

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

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