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About Bankatiya Village

Bankatiya is a large village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,254, made up of 1,073 males and 1,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankatiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankatiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Pincode 276136
Area (hectares) 153.27 hectares
Population 2,254
Male Population 1,073
Female Population 1,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
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 Bankatiya compares

By the 2011 count Bankatiya is the 79th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 153.27 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bankatiya

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

Bankatiya lies about 4.9 km from Azamgarh. 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 Bankatiya
District headquarters Azamgarh 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 18 km

Villages closest to Bankatiya

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.

Common questions about Bankatiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankatiya village had a population of 2,254. That makes it the 79th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Bankatiya village has 1,073 males and 1,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankatiya has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bankatiya is 276136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankatiya covers 153.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Bankatiya notes the nearest railway station 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 Bankatiya.

Bankatiya is about 4.9 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankatiya is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Azamgarh is about 4.9 km away. Sagri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bijuli (1.8 km), Saidpur (2.0 km) and Pandey Pokhar (2.1 km).

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

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