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About Bankata Village

Bankata is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 50 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272162
Area (hectares) 6.1 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 50
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bankata compares

By the 2011 count Bankata is the 370th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 6.1 hectares work out to about 16 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 997.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bankata from other places

Bankata lies about 164 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Lohta, about 4.2 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 Lohta 4.2 km
Nearest town Varanasi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 18 km
District headquarters Basti 164 km

Villages closest to Bankata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankata village had a population of 96. That makes it the 370th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Bankata village has 50 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankata has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Bankata is 272162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankata covers 6.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankata falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankata is Lohta, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bankata.

Bankata is about 164 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankata is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Lohta is about 4.2 km away. Varanasi is about 12 km away. Bhanpur 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 Kakrahia (1.6 km), Karahia (1.6 km) and Karauta (1.7 km).

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

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