About Bankata Village

Bankata is a mid sized village in Sikanderpur tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 593 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.77 hectares hectares.

Bankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankata village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ballia
Tehsil	Sikanderpur
Area (hectares)	72.77 hectares
Population	1,216
Male Population	593
Female Population	623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankata compares

By the 2011 count Bankata is the 90th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 72.77 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bankata

Bankata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bankata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bankata from other places

Bankata lies about 29 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Chakarpur, about 8.1 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 Bankata
Nearest railway station	Chakarpur	8.1 km
Nearest town	Sitārganj	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sikanderpur	29 km
District headquarters	Ballia	29 km

Villages closest to Bankata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankata village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 90th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Bankata village has 593 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankata has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Bankata covers 72.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankata falls under Sikanderpur tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankata is Chakarpur, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bankata.

Bankata is about 29 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankata is in Sikanderpur tehsil of Ballia district. Chakarpur is about 8.1 km away. Sitārganj is about 25 km away. Sikanderpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.