About Bankat Village

Bankat is a large village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,143, made up of 1,619 males and 1,524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.62 hectares hectares.

Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Tehsil	Sagri
Area (hectares)	109.62 hectares
Population	3,143
Male Population	1,619
Female Population	1,524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Bankat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 109.62 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bankat

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

Bankat lies about 8.3 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sathiaon, about 12 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 town	Mubarakpur	7.6 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagri	11 km
Nearest railway station	Sathiaon	12 km

Villages closest to Bankat

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

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Common questions about Bankat

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankat village had a population of 3,143. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Bankat village has 1,619 males and 1,524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Bankat covers 109.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankat falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankat is Sathiaon, about 12 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 Bankat.

Bankat is about 8.3 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankat is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mubarakpur is about 7.6 km away. Azamgarh is about 8.3 km away. Sagri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.