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About Bankatwa Village

Bankatwa is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,537, made up of 795 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.26 hectares hectares.

Bankatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankatwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 217.26 hectares
Population 1,537
Male Population 795
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bankatwa compares

By the 2011 count Bankatwa is the 286th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 217.26 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Bankatwa

The census records public bus service for Bankatwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankatwa from other places

Bankatwa lies about 37 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Nanpara Junction, about 4.4 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 Bankatwa
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 3.6 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Nanpara Junction 4.4 km
District headquarters Bahraich 37 km

Villages closest to Bankatwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankatwa village had a population of 1,537. That makes it the 286th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Bankatwa village has 795 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankatwa has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Bankatwa covers 217.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankatwa falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankatwa is Nanpara Junction, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bankatwa.

Bankatwa is about 37 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankatwa is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Nanpara is about 3.6 km away. Nānpāra is about 3.6 km away. Nanpara Junction is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newada Nanhujot (1.8 km), Majhara (2.0 km) and Nibiya Shah Mohammadpur (2.1 km).

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

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