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About Bankati Village

Bankati is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 473 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.99 hectares hectares.

Bankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bankati village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 23.99 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 473
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
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 Bankati compares

By the 2011 count Bankati is the 135th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 23.99 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bankati

Bankati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bankati 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 Bankati from other places

Bankati lies about 36 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 22 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 Bankati
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 14 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 22 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 36 km

Villages closest to Bankati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bankati village had a population of 988. That makes it the 135th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Bankati village has 473 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bankati has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Bankati covers 23.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bankati falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bankati is Dohrighat, about 22 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 Bankati.

Bankati is about 36 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bankati is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 14 km away. Rūdarpur is about 17 km away. Dohrighat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pursauli (under 2 km), Baghmaua (under 2 km) and Biskarpur (under 2 km).

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

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