About Bankhala Village

Bankhala is a mid sized village in Nagina tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 303 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246762, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankhala village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bijnor
Tehsil	Nagina
Pincode	246762
Area (hectares)	122.89 hectares
Population	550
Male Population	303
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	815
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 Bankhala compares

By the 2011 count Bankhala is the 218th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 122.89 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bankhala

Bankhala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bankhala 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 Bankhala from other places

Bankhala lies about 16 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Khari Jhalu, about 11 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 Bankhala
Nearest town	Jhālu	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Khari Jhalu	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagina	14 km
District headquarters	Bijnor	16 km

Villages closest to Bankhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankhala village had a population of 550. That makes it the 218th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Bankhala village has 303 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankhala has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Bankhala is 246762. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankhala covers 122.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bankhala falls under Nagina tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankhala is Khari Jhalu, about 11 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 Bankhala.

Bankhala is about 16 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankhala is in Nagina tehsil of Bijnor district. Jhālu is about 9.7 km away. Khari Jhalu is about 11 km away. Nagina is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.