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About Bankat Village

Bankat is a mid sized village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 710 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.56 hectares hectares.

Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Area (hectares) 87.56 hectares
Population 1,358
Male Population 710
Female Population 648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Bankat is the 200th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 87.56 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bankat

Bankat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankat 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 Bankat from other places

Bankat 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 Bankat
Nearest railway station Tharwai 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 9.2 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 15 km
District headquarters Allahabad 15 km

Villages closest to Bankat

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 Bankat

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankat village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 200th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Bankat village has 710 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Bankat covers 87.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bankat 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 Bankat.

Bankat 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.

Bankat is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Tharwai is about 2.7 km away. Soraon is about 9.2 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 Bankesar (under 2 km), Tajuddinpur (under 2 km) and Babhanpur Dera Gadai (under 2 km).

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

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