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About Bankapur Village

Bankapur is a mid sized village in Jewar tehsil, in the district of Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,876, made up of 1,000 males and 876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.35 hectares hectares.

Bankapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gautam Buddha Nagar
Tehsil Jewar
Area (hectares) 191.35 hectares
Population 1,876
Male Population 1,000
Female Population 876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bankapur compares

By the 2011 count Bankapur is the 28th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,958 residents. Its 191.35 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Bankapur

Bankapur 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 Bankapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankapur from other places

Bankapur lies about 31 km from Gautam Buddha Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sikandarpur, about 17 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 Bankapur
Tehsil headquarters Jewar 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Sikandarpur 17 km
District headquarters Gautam Buddha Nagar 31 km

Villages closest to Bankapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankapur village had a population of 1,876. That makes it the 28th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,958 residents.

Bankapur village has 1,000 males and 876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankapur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 863.

Bankapur covers 191.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bankapur falls under Jewar tehsil of Gautam Buddha Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankapur is Sikandarpur, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Bankapur.

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

Bankapur is in Jewar tehsil of Gautam Buddha Nagar district. Jewar is about 9.5 km away. Sikandarpur is about 17 km away. Gautam Buddha Nagar 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 Dhansia (under 2 km), Parohi (under 2 km) and Thora (1.6 km).

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

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