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About Bankar Village

Bankar is a small village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 133 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.34 hectares hectares.

Bankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 27.34 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 133
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Bankar compares

By the 2011 count Bankar is the 274th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 27.34 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bankar

The census records public bus service for Bankar 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 Bankar from other places

Bankar lies about 15 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Baheri, about 13 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 Bankar
Nearest railway station Baheri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansdih 15 km
District headquarters Ballia 15 km

Villages closest to Bankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankar village had a population of 258. That makes it the 274th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Bankar village has 133 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Bankar covers 27.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankar falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankar is Baheri, about 13 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 Bankar.

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

Bankar is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. Baheri is about 13 km away. Bansdih is about 15 km away. Ballia 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 Manikpur (under 2 km), Kol Khurd (4.1 km) and Gajiyapur (4.5 km).

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

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