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About Bankatia Village

Bankatia is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 246 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.87 hectares hectares.

Bankatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankatia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 48.87 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 246
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankatia compares

By the 2011 count Bankatia is the 151st largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 48.87 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Bankatia

Bankatia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bankatia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankatia from other places

Bankatia lies about 25 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 19 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 Bankatia
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 19 km
Nearest town Bānsi 23 km
District headquarters Basti 25 km

Villages closest to Bankatia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankatia village had a population of 501. That makes it the 151st largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Bankatia village has 246 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankatia has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Bankatia covers 48.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankatia falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankatia is Govindnagar, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bankatia.

Bankatia is about 25 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankatia is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 4.0 km away. Govindnagar is about 19 km away. Bānsi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chedi Banket (under 2 km), Kapia Iii (under 2 km) and Khutehna (under 2 km).

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

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