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About Bankatta Village

Bankatta is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 437 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.62 hectares hectares.

Bankatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankatta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 46.62 hectares
Population 970
Male Population 437
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,220
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bankatta compares

By the 2011 count Bankatta is the 191st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 46.62 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bankatta

Bankatta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankatta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bankatta from other places

Bankatta lies about 132 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 8.5 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 Bankatta
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 8.5 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 14 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 132 km

Villages closest to Bankatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankatta village had a population of 970. That makes it the 191st largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Bankatta village has 437 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankatta has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Bankatta covers 46.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankatta falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankatta is Mungara Badshahpur, about 8.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bankatta.

Bankatta is about 132 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankatta is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Jakhania is about 3.3 km away. Mungara Badshahpur is about 8.5 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhania Gobind (3.3 km), Kaula Jakhania (3.3 km) and Mahar Khurd (3.6 km).

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

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