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About Bankipur Village

Bankipur is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 383 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.77 hectares hectares.

Bankipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Area (hectares) 160.77 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 383
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankipur compares

By the 2011 count Bankipur is the 170th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 160.77 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bankipur

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

Bankipur lies about 26 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohgara, about 7.3 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 Bankipur
Tehsil headquarters Bara 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Lohgara 7.3 km
District headquarters Allahabad 26 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 26 km

Villages closest to Bankipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankipur village had a population of 697. That makes it the 170th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Bankipur village has 383 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankipur has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Bankipur covers 160.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankipur falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankipur is Lohgara, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance for Bankipur.

Bankipur is about 26 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankipur is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Bara is about 6.8 km away. Lohgara is about 7.3 km away. Allahabad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jodhi Majhiari (under 2 km), Ichhaura (under 2 km) and Sonbai (1.8 km).

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

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