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About Bankatva Village

Bankatva is a mid sized village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,905, made up of 990 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.29 hectares hectares.

Bankatva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankatva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Area (hectares) 104.29 hectares
Population 1,905
Male Population 990
Female Population 915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bankatva compares

By the 2011 count Bankatva is the 100th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 104.29 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bankatva

Bankatva is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bankatva as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bankatva from other places

Bankatva lies about 24 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Jhilahi, about 8.9 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 Bankatva
Nearest railway station Jhilahi 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mankapur 11 km
District headquarters Gonda 24 km
Nearest town Gondā City 24 km

Villages closest to Bankatva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankatva village had a population of 1,905. That makes it the 100th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Bankatva village has 990 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankatva has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Bankatva covers 104.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankatva falls under Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankatva is Jhilahi, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bankatva.

Bankatva is about 24 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankatva is in Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district. Jhilahi is about 8.9 km away. Mankapur is about 11 km away. Gonda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banaksiha (2.0 km), Karnupur Raja (3.5 km) and Tenduva Kalan (4.5 km).

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

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