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About Bankner Village

Bankner is one of the larger villages in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,637, made up of 3,046 males and 2,591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankner Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankner village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Pincode 202135
Area (hectares) 803.28 hectares
Population 5,637
Male Population 3,046
Female Population 2,591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankner compares

By the 2011 count Bankner is the 11th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 803.28 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Bankner

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

Bankner lies about 28 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, 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 Bankner
Tehsil headquarters Khair 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Danwar 17 km
District headquarters Aligarh 28 km

Villages closest to Bankner

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankner village had a population of 5,637. That makes it the 11th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Bankner village has 3,046 males and 2,591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankner has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Bankner is 202135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankner covers 803.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankner falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankner is Danwar, 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 Bankner.

Bankner is about 28 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankner is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Khair is about 5.9 km away. Danwar is about 17 km away. Aligarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilkhora (2.0 km), Dharmpur (2.1 km) and Mau (2.2 km).

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

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