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About Bankat Village

Bankat is one of the larger villages in Karwi tehsil, in the district of Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,907, made up of 3,193 males and 2,714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bankat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chitrakoot
Tehsil Karwi
Pincode 210205
Area (hectares) 359 hectares
Population 5,907
Male Population 3,193
Female Population 2,714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bankat compares

By the 2011 count Bankat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,622 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Bankat

Bankat is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bankat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bankat from other places

Bankat lies about 31 km from Chitrakoot, and the nearest railway station is Itwadundiala, about 8.6 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 Bankat
Nearest railway station Itwadundiala 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Karwi 31 km
District headquarters Chitrakoot 31 km
Nearest town Chitrakoot Dham 31 km

Villages closest to Bankat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankat village had a population of 5,907. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,622 residents.

Bankat village has 3,193 males and 2,714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankat has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

The pincode recorded for Bankat is 210205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bankat covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankat falls under Karwi tehsil of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankat is Itwadundiala, about 8.6 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 village for Bankat.

Bankat is about 31 km from Chitrakoot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankat is in Karwi tehsil of Chitrakoot district. Itwadundiala is about 8.6 km away. Karwi is about 31 km away. Chitrakoot is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Lakhanpur (4.0 km), Chak Parasin (4.9 km) and Kusumi (7.4 km).

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

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