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About Bankesar Village

Bankesar is a mid sized village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 573 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.18 hectares hectares.

Bankesar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankesar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Area (hectares) 96.18 hectares
Population 1,076
Male Population 573
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankesar compares

By the 2011 count Bankesar is the 248th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 96.18 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bankesar

Bankesar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankesar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bankesar from other places

Bankesar lies about 15 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Tharwai, about 2.7 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 Bankesar
Nearest railway station Tharwai 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 8.4 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 15 km
District headquarters Allahabad 15 km

Villages closest to Bankesar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankesar village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 248th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Bankesar village has 573 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankesar has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Bankesar covers 96.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankesar falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankesar is Tharwai, about 2.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bankesar.

Bankesar is about 15 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankesar is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Tharwai is about 2.7 km away. Soraon is about 8.4 km away. Mau Aimma is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilhapur Naherpur (under 2 km), Bankat (under 2 km) and Tajuddinpur (1.5 km).

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

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